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Esther becomes queen

Esther becomes queen is dated 479 BC. It is told in Esther 2:17.

And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

Esther 2:17 BSB

When did it happen?

Modern reckoning
479 BC
Traditional reckoning
479 BC
How it's dated
Persian reign years

Not in Theographic. The seventh year of Xerxes I (Ahasuerus).

Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.

Sources: Esther 2:16.

Where is it in the Bible?

Which verses connect to Esther 2:17?

The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).

  1. Psalm 113:7–813 votes

    He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.

  2. Ezekiel 17:2411 votes

    Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”

  3. Luke 1:48–5211 votes

    For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name. …

  4. 1 Samuel 2:810 votes

    He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

  5. Psalm 75:6–710 votes

    For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.

  6. Esther 1:119 votes

    to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.

Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.