1 Later, King Xerxespromoted Hamanthe son of Hammedathato the highest position in his kingdom. Hamanwas a descendant of Agag,3.1 Agag: Agag was a king who had fought against the Jews long before the time of Esther (see 1 Samuel 15.1-33).2 and the king had given orders for his officials at the royal gate to honor Hamanby kneeling down to him. All of them obeyed except Mordecai. 3 When the other officials asked Mordecaiwhy he disobeyed the king’s command, 4 he said, "Because I am a Jew." They spoke to him for several days about kneeling down, but he still refused to obey. Finally, they reported this to Haman, to find out if he would let Mordecaiget away with it.
5 Hamanwas furious to learn that Mordecairefused to kneel down and honor him. 6 And when he found out that Mordecaiwas a Jew, he knew that killing only Mordecaiwas not enough. Every Jew in the whole kingdom had to be killed.
7 It was now the twelfth year of the rule of King Xerxes. During Nisan,3.7 Nisan: The first month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-March to mid-April.the first month of the year, Hamansaid, "Find out the best time for me to do this."3.7 Find out … do this: The Hebrew text has "cast lots," which were pieces of wood or stone used to find out how and when to do something. For "lots" the Hebrew text uses the Babylonian word "purim."The time chosen was Adar,3.7 Adar: The twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-February to mid-March.the twelfth month.
8 Ws 2.14,15; 3 Macc 3.2,7.Then Hamanwent to the king and said:
Your Majesty, there are some people who live all over your kingdom and won’t have a thing to do with anyone else. They have customs that are different from everyone else’s, and they refuse to obey your laws. We would be better off to get rid of them! 9 Why not give orders for all of them to be killed? I can promise that you will get tons of silver for your treasury.
10 The king handed his official ring to Haman, who hated the Jews, and the king told him, 11 "Do what you want with those people! You can keep their money."
12 On the thirteenth day of Nisan, Hamancalled in the king’s secretaries and ordered them to write letters in every language used in the kingdom. The letters were written in the name of the king and sealed by using the king’s own ring.3.12 king’s own ring: Melted wax was used to seal a letter, and while the wax was still soft, the king’s ring was pressed in the wax to show that the letter was official.At once they were sent to the king’s highest officials, the governors of each province, and the leaders of the different nations in the kingdom of Xerxes.
13 The letters were taken by messengers to every part of the kingdom, and this is what was said in the letters:
On the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month, all Jewish men, women, and children are to be killed. And their property is to be taken.
14,15 King Xerxes gave orders for these letters to be posted where they could be seen by everyone all over the kingdom. The king’s command was obeyed, and one of the letters was read aloud to the people in the walled city of Susa. Then the king and Hamansat down to drink together, but no one in the city3.14,15 walled city … city: Or "royal fortress … rest of the city."could figure out what was going on.
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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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).