Ester 2:6
Konteks2:6 who had been taken into exile from Jerusalem 1 with the captives who had been carried into exile with Jeconiah 2 king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile.
Ester 6:8
Konteks6:8 let them bring royal attire which the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden – one bearing the royal insignia! 3
[2:6] 1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[2:6] 2 sn Jeconiah is an alternative name for Jehoiachin. A number of modern English versions use the latter name to avoid confusion (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).
[6:8] 3 tc The final comment (“one on whose head the royal crown has been”) is not included in the LXX.
[6:8] tn Heb “a royal crown on his head.” The reference is to an official decoration or headdress for horses in royal service. See HALOT 506 s.v. כֶּתֶר; DCH 4:477 s.v. כֶּתֶר. Cf. TEV “a royal ornament”; CEV “a fancy headdress.”