Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
These verses emphasize the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit and imply a call to honor God with the body, potentially contradicting the preparation of women for the king in Esther 2:13.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20: What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9-10
These verses advocate for women to dress modestly and focus on good deeds, which contrasts with the adornment and beautification process described in Esther 2:13.
1 Timothy 2:9-10: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; [broided: or, plaited]
Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30
This verse highlights that charm and beauty are fleeting and that a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised, which may contradict the focus on physical appearance in Esther 2:13.
Proverbs 31:30: Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:3-4
These verses encourage inner beauty over outward adornment, contrasting the external preparations mentioned in Esther 2:13.
1 Peter 3:3-4: Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;