Esther 2:12 (ASV)

Passage

Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that it had been done to her according to the law for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, [to wit], six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors and with the things for the purifying of the women),

Nearby Context

Esther 2:10 Esther had not made known her people nor her kindred; for Mordecai had charged her that she should not make it known.

Esther 2:11 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women`s house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.

Esther 2:12 Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that it had been done to her according to the law for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, [to wit], six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors and with the things for the purifying of the women),

Esther 2:13 then in this wise came the maiden unto the king: whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king`s house.

Esther 2:14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king`s chamberlain, who kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turn", "maiden", "come", "king", "ahasuerus", "after", "been", and "done". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turn" and "maiden", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And Mordecai walked every day before the..." into verse 13's "then in this wise came the maiden...", so "turn" and "maiden" belong inside that flow. In Esther context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "turn" and "maiden" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.