Esther 2:12 meaning and explanation
In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
Esther 2:12, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Esther 2:12 describes the long preparation required of every young woman gathered into the royal harem in Susa before her night with King Xerxes. The narrator is explaining the Persian court's own regulations, not commending them.
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