Esther 2:17
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The king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageSusa was the Persian royal capital where King Ahasuerus chose Esther as queen, making it the immediate setting of this verse. Babylon and Jerusalem frame the larger exile context: Esther’s Jewish family came from Jerusalem, and Babylon was the earlier center of Judah’s captivity before Persia ruled the empire.
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Esther 2:17 mentions Babylon, Jerusalem and Susa.
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