Until the time that the virgins were brought to the king

[Mary Naeem]

Until the time that the virgins were brought to the king, they were kept in the harem under the care of Hegai (Esther 2:8); afterward their meeting, because they were no longer virgins, they were moved to the area set aside to house the concubines—or mistresses—where they were put under the watchful eye of another eunuch, named Shaashgaz (verse 14).