Esther 2:9

And the maiden pleased him ,.... Not the king, into whose presence she was not yet introduced, but the chamberlain; her beauty and her behaviour recommended her to him, and he concluded within himself that she was the person that of all would be acceptable to the king:

and she obtained kindness of him : had favours shown others had not:

and he speedily gave her things for purification ; as oil, spices, &c.; that she might be the sooner fitted to be had into the king's presence:

with such things as belonged to her ; food and drink from the king's table; the Targum interprets it gifts, as chains and royal apparel:

and seven maidens, which were given her, out of the king's house ; to wait upon her the seven days of the week, as the same Targum:

and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women ; removed her and them to it, which was the most splendid, had large, airy, and pleasant rooms.