וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר֙ מִכָּל־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים וַתִּשָּׂא־חֵ֥ן וָחֶ֛סֶד לְפָנָ֖יו מִכָּל־הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כֶּֽתֶר־מַלְכוּת֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ תַּ֥חַת וַשְׁתִּֽי׃
At inibig ng hari si Ester nang higit kaysa sa lahat ng babae, at nakamit niya ang biyaya at paglingap sa harap niya nang higit kaysa sa lahat ng dalaga; kaya ipinutong niya ang korona ng kaharian sa kanyang ulo at ginawa siyang reyna kapalit ni Vasti.
Bereshit Rabbah
Rabbi Akiva was once sitting and lecturing and the audience began to doze off. He sought to rouse them. He said: ‘Why was Esther seen fit to reign over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces?8See Esther 1:1. The explanation is: Let Esther, who was a descendant of Sarah, who lived one hundred and twenty-seven years, come and reign over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces.’