Est 4:16 | JFB | STEP | 16. so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law-- The appeal of Mordecai was irresistible. Having appointed a solemn fast of three days, she expressed her firm resolution to make an appeal to the king, though she should perish in the attempt. I ... and my maidens-- It is probable that she had surrounded herself with Jewish maidens, or women who were proselytes to that religion.

‏ Esther 4:16

16. so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law--The appeal of Mordecai was irresistible. Having appointed a solemn fast of three days, she expressed her firm resolution to make an appeal to the king, though she should perish in the attempt.

I ... and my maidens--It is probable that she had surrounded herself with Jewish maidens, or women who were proselytes to that religion.