Esther 2:12

Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)

Cross-references

Verse 3 establishes the beautification process that verse 12 then details with the twelve-month regimen.

Verse 9 shows Esther gaining favor before the standard beautification period described in verse 12.