Esther 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.

1Sa 2:8; Es 4:14; Ps 75:6,7; Ps 113:7,8; Eze 17:24; Lu 1:48-52

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.”