Esther 8:12-14

New Living Translation

¹² The day chosen for this event throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was March 7 of the next year.^[a]

¹³ A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that the Jews would be ready to take revenge on their enemies on the appointed day. ¹⁴ So urged on by the king’s command, the messengers rode out swiftly on fast horses bred for the king’s service. The same decree was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa.