Passage Research
Esther 2 — Sermon Preparation
Esther, a Jewish orphan raised by Mordecai, wins the king's favor and is crowned queen; Mordecai also uncovers an assassination plot that is recorded in the royal archives. Below is a research summary for Esther 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
- 438 / 155
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Esther 2 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶסְתֵּר | ʼEçtêr | H635 | 13 | Ester |
| מׇרְדְּכַי | Mordᵉkay | H4782 | 11 | Mordecai |
| נַעֲרָה | naʻărâh | H5291 | 11 | girl |
| אִשָּׁה | ʼishshâh | H802 | 11 | woman |
| הֵגֵא | Hêgêʼ | H1896 | 4 | Hege, Hegai |
| אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ | ʼĂchashvêrôwsh | H325 | 4 | Achashverosh |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 7 | word, matter |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on Esther 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Two things are recorded in this chapter, which were working towards the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's conspiracy:--I. The advancement of Esther to be queen instead of Vashti. Many others were candidates for the honour (ver. 1-4); but Esther, an orphan, a captive-Jewess (ver. 5-7), recommended herself to the king's chamberlain first (ver. 8-11) and then to the king (ver. 12-17), who made her queen, ver. 18-20. II. The good service that Mordecai did to the king in discovering a plot against his life, ver. 21-23. Esther's Advancement; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on Esther 2:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Susa— Est 2:3
- Babylon 1— Est 2:6
- Jerusalem— Est 2:6
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