17 the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set (A)the royal crown[a] on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 2:17 Or headdress

let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, (A)and the horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head (B)a royal crown[a] is set.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 6:8 Or headdress

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