Esther 2:19 (GNV)

Passage

And whe the virgins were gathered ye second time, then Mordecai sate in the Kings gate.

Nearby Context

Esther 2:17 And the King loued Ester aboue all the women, and shee founde grace and fauour in his sight more then all the virgins: so that he set the crowne of the kingdome vpon her head, and made her Queene instead of Vashti.

Esther 2:18 Then the King made a great feast vnto all his princes, and his seruants, which was the feast of Ester, and gaue rest vnto the prouinces, and gaue gifts, according to the power of a King.

Esther 2:19 And whe the virgins were gathered ye second time, then Mordecai sate in the Kings gate.

Esther 2:20 Ester had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people, as Mordecai had charged her: for Ester did after the worde of Mordecai, as when she was nourished with him.

Esther 2:21 In those dayes whe Mordecai sate in the Kings gate, two of the Kings eunuches, Bigthan and Teresh, which kept the doore, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the King Ahashuerosh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "virgins", "gathered", "second", "time", "mordecai", "sate", "kings", and "gate". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "virgins" and "gathered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Then the King made a great feast..." into verse 20's "Ester had not yet shewed her kindred...", so "virgins" and "gathered" 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 "virgins" and "gathered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.