Esther 2:17 YLT

¹⁵  And in the drawing nigh of the turn of Esther -- daughter of Abihail, uncle of Mordecai, whom he had taken to him for a daughter -- to come in unto the king, she hath not sought a thing except that which Hegai eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, saith, and Esther is receiving grace in the eyes of all seeing her.

¹⁶  And Esther is taken unto the king Ahasuerus, unto his royal house, in the tenth month -- it 'is' the month of Tebeth -- in the seventh year of his reign,

¹⁷  and the king loveth Esther above all the women, and she receiveth grace and kindness before him above all the virgins, and he setteth a royal crown on her head, and causeth her to reign instead of Vashti,

¹⁸  and the king maketh a great banquet to all his heads and his servants -- the banquet of Esther -- and a release to the provinces hath made, and giveth gifts as a memorial of the king.

¹⁹  And in the virgins being gathered a second time, then Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king;