Hegai
The king's eunuch in charge of the women at Susa, who had custody of the young women gathered for Ahasuerus. Esther pleased him and won his favour, and he quickly provided her with cosmetics, her portion of food, seven chosen maids and the best place in the harem. When her turn came to go to the king she asked for nothing except what Hegai advised.
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EstherLet the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the citadel of Susa, to the women’s house, to the custody of Hegai the king’s eunuch, keeper of the women. Let cosmetics be given them;
Esther 2:3
So, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to the citadel of Susa, to the custody of Hegai, Esther was taken into the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
Esther 2:8 — Esther pleases him
Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.
Esther 2:15
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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