"and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the citadel, into the women's quarters, under the custody of Hegai the king's eunuch, custodian of the women. And let beauty preparations be given [them.]

"Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." This thing pleased the king, and he did so.

In those days, while Mordecai sat within the king's gate, two of the king's eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, doorkeepers, became furious and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

And all the king's servants who [were] within the king's gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage.

Then the king's servants who [were] within the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why do you transgress the king's command?"

"Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."