Esther 2:9 (GNV)

Passage

And the mayde pleased him, and she founde fauour in his sight: therefore he caused her things for purification to be giuen her speedily, and her state, and seuen comely maides to be giuer her out of the Kings house, and he gaue change to her and to her maydes of the best in the house of the women.

Nearby Context

Esther 2:7 And he nourished Hadassah, that is Ester, his vncles daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the mayde was fayre, and beautifull to looke on: and after the death of her father, and her mother, Mordecai tooke her for his own daughter

Esther 2:8 And when the Kings commandement, and his decree was published, and many maydes were brought together to the palace of Shushan, vnder the hand of Hege, Ester was brought also vnto the Kings house vnder the hande of Hege the keeper of the women.

Esther 2:9 And the mayde pleased him, and she founde fauour in his sight: therefore he caused her things for purification to be giuen her speedily, and her state, and seuen comely maides to be giuer her out of the Kings house, and he gaue change to her and to her maydes of the best in the house of the women.

Esther 2:10 But Ester shewed not her people and her kinred: for Mordecai had charged her, that shee should not tell it.

Esther 2:11 Aud Mordecai walked euery day before the court of the womens house, to knowe if Ester did well, and what should be done with her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mayde", "pleased", "founde", "fauour", "sight", "therefore", "caused", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mayde" and "pleased", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And when the Kings commandement and his..." into verse 10's "But Ester shewed not her people and...", so "mayde" and "pleased" 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 "mayde" and "pleased" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.