She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name.
“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who appr
The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, becau
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beu
For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though
And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or t
But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I ha