Esther 2:17
2:17 And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she met with his loving approval 1 more than all the other young women. 2 So he placed the royal high turban on her head and appointed her queen 3 in place of Vashti.
Esther 9:25
9:25 But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king 4 gave written orders that Haman’s 5 evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.
1 tn Heb “grace and loyal love.” The expression is probably a hendiadys.
2 tc The LXX does not include the words “more than all the other young women.”
3 tn Heb “caused her to rule.”
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Haman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.