1 That same day King Xerxesawarded Queen Estherthe estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecaientered the king’s presence because Estherhad revealed his relation to her. 2 The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Hamanand presented it to Mordecai. And Estherappointed Mordecaiover the estate of Haman.
3 And once again, Estheraddressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Hamanthe Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
4 The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.
5 "If it pleases the king," she said, "and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Hamanson of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces. 6 For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"
The Decree of Xerxes
7 So King Xerxessaid to Estherthe Queen and Mordecaithe Jew, "Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews. 8 Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked."
9 At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan8:9 Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of May and June.), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from Indiato Cush8:9 That is, to the upper Nile region— writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
10 Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxesand sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.
11 By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions. 12 The single day appointed throughout all the provinces of King Xerxeswas the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.8:12 Adar is the twelfth month of the Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of February and March.
13 A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
15 Mordecaiwent out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susashouted and rejoiced.
16 For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor. 17 In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
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Ahasuerus
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁachashəverosh
Ahasuerus, the king of Persia who reigned from India to Ethiopia, deposed Queen Vashti, made Esther queen, and at Esther’s request had Haman hanged (Esther 1:1).
Haman the Agagite, an official of King Ahasuerus, plotted the death of all the Jews out of hatred for Mordecai and was ultimately hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him (Esther 7:10).
Mordecai, a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin exiled in Susa, brought up his cousin Esther, refused to bow down to Haman, and helped deliver the Jews from annihilation (Esther 2:7).
Haman the Agagite, an official of King Ahasuerus, plotted the death of all the Jews out of hatred for Mordecai and was ultimately hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him (Esther 7:10).
Mordecai, a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin exiled in Susa, brought up his cousin Esther, refused to bow down to Haman, and helped deliver the Jews from annihilation (Esther 2:7).
Mordecai, a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin exiled in Susa, brought up his cousin Esther, refused to bow down to Haman, and helped deliver the Jews from annihilation (Esther 2:7).
Haman the Agagite, an official of King Ahasuerus, plotted the death of all the Jews out of hatred for Mordecai and was ultimately hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him (Esther 7:10).
Haman the Agagite, an official of King Ahasuerus, plotted the death of all the Jews out of hatred for Mordecai and was ultimately hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him (Esther 7:10).
Haman the Agagite, an official of King Ahasuerus, plotted the death of all the Jews out of hatred for Mordecai and was ultimately hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him (Esther 7:10).
Ahasuerus, the king of Persia who reigned from India to Ethiopia, deposed Queen Vashti, made Esther queen, and at Esther’s request had Haman hanged (Esther 1:1).
Mordecai, a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin exiled in Susa, brought up his cousin Esther, refused to bow down to Haman, and helped deliver the Jews from annihilation (Esther 2:7).
Haman the Agagite, an official of King Ahasuerus, plotted the death of all the Jews out of hatred for Mordecai and was ultimately hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him (Esther 7:10).
Mordecai, a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin exiled in Susa, brought up his cousin Esther, refused to bow down to Haman, and helped deliver the Jews from annihilation (Esther 2:7).
Ethiopia is the land of the Ethiopians, whose queen was Candace; an Ethiopian eunuch, in charge of all her treasury, had gone to Jerusalem to worship God (Acts 8:27).
Ahasuerus, the king of Persia who reigned from India to Ethiopia, deposed Queen Vashti, made Esther queen, and at Esther’s request had Haman hanged (Esther 1:1).
Ahasuerus, the king of Persia who reigned from India to Ethiopia, deposed Queen Vashti, made Esther queen, and at Esther’s request had Haman hanged (Esther 1:1).
Susa is the citadel where the Jew Mordecai lived, where the edict for the annihilation of the Jews was published, and where the Jews killed five hundred men (Esther 9:6).
Mordecai, a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin exiled in Susa, brought up his cousin Esther, refused to bow down to Haman, and helped deliver the Jews from annihilation (Esther 2:7).
Susa is the citadel where the Jew Mordecai lived, where the edict for the annihilation of the Jews was published, and where the Jews killed five hundred men (Esther 9:6).