Esther 2:1-4

Esther 2:1-4

[1] After  these things,  when the wrath  of king  Ahasuerus  was appeased,  he remembered  Vashti,  and what she had done,  and what was decreed  [2] Then said  the king's  servants  that ministered  unto him, Let there be fair  young  virgins  sought  for the king:  [3] And let the king  appoint  officers  in all the provinces  of his kingdom,  that they may gather together  all the fair  young  virgins  unto Shushan  the palace,  to the house  of the women,  unto the custody  of Hege  the king's  chamberlain,  keeper  of the women;  and let their things for purification  be given  [4] And let the maiden  which pleaseth  the king  be queen  instead of Vashti.  And the thing  pleased  the king;  and he did so. 

What does Esther 2:1-4 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

"Nearly four years have passed since Vashti was deposed. During that time, Ahasuerus directed his ill-fated Greek campaign and came home in humiliation instead of honor." [1]
Ahasuerus had second thoughts about having deposed Vashti ( Esther 2:1), but he concluded that the action he had taken against her needed to stand. The attendants" plan doubtless appealed to the king"s ego ( Esther 2:2-4). The writer called these men "attendants" rather than "princes" ( Esther 1:14). They were evidently not the same individuals who had recommended Vashti"s dismissal.