Esther 2:2 (LSB)

Passage

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

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.

Esther 2:4 Then let the young lady who is good in the eyes of the king be queen in place of Vashti.” And the word was good in the eyes of the king, and he did so.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "young", "king", "attended", "said", "virgins", "beautiful", and "appearance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "young" and "king", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "After these things when the wrath of..." into verse 3's "And let the king appoint overseers in...", so "young" and "king" 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 "young" and "king" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.