Esther 2:3

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ May the king look after supervisors in all provinces of his kingdom, and let them convene every maiden virgin, good-looking in appearance, at the castle of Susa at the house of women under the hand of Hegai, the king's eunuch who is in charge of the women; and let them be provided with their beauty-treatments.

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in all the provinces.
Esther 1:1; Esther 1:2
that they may gather.This was the usual way in which the harem, or {seraglio,} was furnished; the finest women in the land, whether of high or low birth, were sought out and brought to the harem. They all became the king's concubines; but one was raised as chief wife, or sultana, to the throne; and her issue was especially entitled to inherit.
the custody. Heb. the hand. Hege.
Esther 2:8
Hegai. the king's chamberlain.{Saris hammelech,} "the king's eunuch:" so the LXX., Vulgate, Targum, and Syriac.
their things.
Esther 2:12-14; Isaiah 3:18-23