Esther 2:1 (DBY)

Passage

After these things, when the fury of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.

Nearby Context

Esther 2:1 After these things, when the fury of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.

Esther 2:2 Then said the king's servants that attended upon him, Let there be maidens, virgins of beautiful countenance, sought for the king;

Esther 2:3 and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the young virgins of beautiful countenance to Shushan the fortress, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "things", "fury", "king", "ahasuerus", "appeased", "remembered", and "vashti". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Then said the king's servants that attended...", so "after" and "things" should be read forward into that movement. In Esther context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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