Bible Verses About Esther

"But Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai."

Esther 2:22 NIV

"But Esther had kept secret her family background and nationality just as Mordecai had told her to do, for she continued to follow Mordecai's instructions as she had done when he was bringing her up."

Esther 2:20 NIV

"And the king gave a great banquet, Esther's banquet, for all his nobles and officials. He proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal liberality."

Esther 2:18 NIV

"Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti."

Esther 2:17 NIV

"When the turn came for Esther (the girl Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail) to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king's eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her."

Esther 2:15 NIV

"Every day he walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her."

Esther 2:11 NIV

"Esther had not revealed her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had forbidden her to do so."

Esther 2:10 NIV

"When the king's order and edict had been proclaimed, many girls were brought to the citadel of Susa and put under the care of Hegai. Esther also was taken to the king's palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem."

Esther 2:8 NIV

"Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This girl, who was also known as Esther, was lovely in form and features, and Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died."

Esther 2:7 NIV

"[ Esther Made Queen ] Later when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her."

Esther 2:1 NIV