Esther 2:8
“So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.”
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Read in Esther 2Meaning
Esther enters the palace through the empire-wide process already described. The verse marks the transition from her family setting into a court environment she does not control.