Esther 8:16-17

English Standard Version

¹⁶ The Jews had ^(A)light and gladness and joy and honor. ¹⁷ And in every province and in every city, wherever the king's command and his edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and ^(B)a holiday. ^(C)And many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, ^(D)for fear of the Jews had fallen on them.