1 Before the end of the day, King Xerxesgave Esthereverything that had belonged to Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Esthertold the king that Mordecaiwas her cousin. So the king made Mordecaione of his highest officials 2 and gave him the royal ring that Hamanhad worn. Then Estherput Mordecaiin charge of Haman’s property.
3 Once again Estherwent to speak to the king. This time she fell down at his feet, crying and begging, "Please stop Haman’s evil plan to have the Jews killed!" 4 King Xerxes held out the golden scepter to Esther, 5 and she got up and said, "Your Majesty, I know that you will do the right thing and that you really love me. Please stop what Hamanhas planned. He has already sent letters demanding that the Jews in all your provinces be killed, 6 and I can’t bear to see my people and my own relatives destroyed."
7 King Xerxesthen said to Estherand Mordecai, "I have already ordered Hamanto be hanged and his house given to Esther, because of his evil plans to kill the Jews. 8 3 Macc 7.10.I now give you permission to make a law that will save the lives of your people. You may use my ring to seal the law, so that it can never be changed."
9 On the twenty-third day of Sivan,8.9 Sivan: The third month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-May to mid-June.the third month, the king’s secretaries wrote the law. They obeyed Mordecaiand wrote to the Jews, the rulers, the governors, and the officials of all 127 provinces from Indiato Ethiopia.8.9 Ethiopia: See the note at 1.1,2.The letters were written in every language used in the kingdom, including the Jewish language. 10 They were written in the name of King Xerxesand sealed with his ring. Then they were taken by messengers who rode the king’s finest and fastest horses.
11-13 In these letters the king said:
On the thirteenth day of Adar,8.11-13 Adar: See the note at 3.7.the twelfth month, the Jews in every city and province will be allowed to get together and defend themselves. They may destroy any army that attacks them, and they may kill all of their enemies, including women and children. They may also take everything that belongs to their enemies.
A copy of this law is to be posted in every province and read by everyone.
14,15 Then the king ordered his messengers to take their fastest horses and deliver the law as quickly as possible to every province. When Mordecaileft, he was wearing clothes fit for a king. He wore blue and white robes, a large gold crown, and a cape made of fine linen and purple cloth.
After the law was announced in Susa, everyone shouted and cheered, 16 and the Jews were no longer afraid. In fact, they were very happy and felt that they had won a victory.
17 In every province and city where the law was sent, the Jews had parties and celebrated. Many of the people in the provinces accepted the Jewish religion, because they were now afraid of the Jews.
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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).
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).
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).
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).