Esther 2:1 (LSB)

Passage

After these things when the wrath of King Ahasuerus had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decided against her.

Nearby Context

Esther 2:1 After these things when the wrath of King Ahasuerus had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decided against her.

Esther 2:2 Then the young men of the king, who attended to him, said, “Let young virgins, beautiful in appearance, be sought for the king.

Esther 2:3 And let the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom that they may gather every young virgin, beautiful in appearance, to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the hand of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who keeps charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given to them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "things", "wrath", "king", "ahasuerus", "subsided", "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 the young men of the king...", 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.