Esther 2:16

So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

Cross-reference

Esther 2:3 initiates the search for virgins; Esther 2:16 shows Esther being taken to the king — cause and effect.

Esther 2:1 sets the stage after Vashti's removal; Esther 2:16 records the wedding — a sequential narrative link.

Esther 3:7 shows the later date of Haman's plot — five years after Esther became queen, highlighting the time gap before the crisis.

Esther 8:9 provides another precise date in the same story, marking the timeline from the wedding to the later decree.