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In the evening she went, and on the next day she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king`s chamberlain, who kept the concubines: she came in to the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.

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The Life of a Concubine

Commentators explain that after spending a night with the king, a woman was moved to a separate residence, the "second house of the women," which was for concubines. She would live there in seclusion and would never see the king again unless he took a special delight in her and personally summoned her by name.

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Esther

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Esther 2:14

18th Century

Theologian

The second house of the women - that is, Esther returned to the “house of the women,” but not to the same part of it. She became an inmate …

John Gill

John Gill

On Esther 2:14

17th Century

Pastor

In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into
the second house of the women…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Esther 2:1–20

17th Century

Minister

We see to what absurd practices those resorted who were lacking Divine revelation, and what need there was for the gospel of Christ to purify peopl…

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