[:en]The king’s personal attendant proposed to the king to select from all beautiful women in Susa to replace Vashti. Esther was an orphan and adopted by Mordecai as her own daughter. When Esther had been chosen from among the women to become the Queen, Mordecai told her not to reveal her nationality and family background which she obeyed.
Mordecai was the gatekeeper of the king palace. One day, he uncovered a conspiracy to assassinate King Xerxes and he reported it to Queen Esther. Queen Esther reported it to the King. After investigation had been made, the two officials were hanged on the gallows and that was recorded in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king.[:]