| Esther 2 | |
|---|---|
 An intricately illustrated early 18th-century manuscript scroll of the Book of Esther. | |
| Book | Book of Esther |
| Category | Ketuvim |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 17 |
Esther 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1] The author of the book is unknown and modern scholars have established that the final stage of the Hebrew text would have been formed by the second century BCE.[2] Chapters 1 and 2 form the exposition of the book.[3] This chapter introduces Mordecai and his adoptive daughter, Esther, whose beauty won the approval of the king Ahasuerus, and she was crowned the queen of Persia (verse 17).[4] Given information from Mordecai, Esther warned the king of an assassination plan (verses 21–22), so that the would-be assassins were executed on the gallows, and the king owed Mordecai his life.[4]
- ^ Halley 1965, p. 238.
- ^ Meyers 2007, p. 324.
- ^ Clines 1988, p. 387.
- ^ a b Meyers 2007, p. 327.