Esther 2:1-4

1. The plan to replace Vashti 2:1-4

"Nearly four years have passed since Vashti was deposed. During that time, Ahasuerus directed his ill-fated Greek campaign and came home in humiliation instead of honor." [Note: Ibid., p. 711.]

Ahasuerus had second thoughts about having deposed Vashti (Esther 2:1), but he concluded that the action he had taken against her needed to stand. The attendants’ plan doubtless appealed to the king’s ego (Esther 2:2-4). The writer called these men "attendants" rather than "princes" (Esther 1:14). They were evidently not the same individuals who had recommended Vashti’s dismissal.