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The king loved

This is the romantic use of the word "love."

received acceptance and favor before him

These idioms mean the same thing and emphasize how much the Esther pleased the king. AT: "greatly pleased him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)

set the royal crown on her head

The king did this to show that he was making her his queen. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

"Esther's feast,"

It may be helpful to state that this is the name of the feast. AT: "he called it, 'Esther's feast,'" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

taxation

"the collection of taxes"

provinces

A "province" is a large area into which some countries are divided for the purposes of government. See how you translated this in Esther 1:1.

royal generosity

"generosity that only a king can give"

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