Esther 2:3 (YLT)

Passage

and the king doth appoint inspectors in all provinces of his kingdom, and they gather every young woman--virgin, of good appearance--unto Shushan the palace, unto the house of the women, unto the hand of Hege eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, and to give their purifications,

Nearby Context

Esther 2:1 After these things, at the ceasing of the fury of the king Ahasuerus, he hath remembered Vashti, and that which she did, and that which hath been decreed concerning her;

Esther 2:2 and servants of the king, his ministers, say, `Let them seek for the king young women, virgins, of good appearance,

Esther 2:3 and the king doth appoint inspectors in all provinces of his kingdom, and they gather every young woman--virgin, of good appearance--unto Shushan the palace, unto the house of the women, unto the hand of Hege eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, and to give their purifications,

Esther 2:4 and the young woman who is good in the eyes of the king doth reign instead of Vashti;' and the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and he doth so.

Esther 2:5 A man, a Jew, there hath been in Shushan the palace, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite--

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "doth", "appoint", "inspectors", "provinces", "kingdom", "gather", and "young". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "and servants of the king his ministers..." into verse 4's "and the young woman who is good...", so "king" and "doth" 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 "king" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.