Esther 2:1 (DRB)

Passage

After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done and what she had suffered:

Nearby Context

Esther 2:1 After this, when the wrath of king Assuerus was appeased, he remembered Vasthi, and what she had done and what she had suffered:

Esther 2:2 And the king's servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,

Esther 2:3 And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king's women: and let them receive women's ornaments, and other things necessary for their use.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "And the king's servants and his officers...", so "after" and "wrath" 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 "wrath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.