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Esther 1:19
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Esther 1:19
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19 If it please the king, let a royal order go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so (A)that it may not be repealed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus. And let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she.
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Esther 1:19
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Esther 1:19
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19 “Therefore, if it pleases the king,(A) let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed,(B) that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she.
Esther 8:8
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Esther 8:8
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8 But you may write as you please with regard to the Jews, in the name of the king, (A)and seal it with the king's ring, for an edict written in the name of the king and sealed with the king's ring (B)cannot be revoked.”
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Esther 8:8
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Esther 8:8
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8 Now write another decree(A) in the king’s name in behalf of the Jews as seems best to you, and seal(B) it with the king’s signet ring(C)—for no document written in the king’s name and sealed with his ring can be revoked.”(D)
Esther 8:5
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Esther 8:5
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5 And she said, “If it please the king, (A)and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let an order be written to revoke (B)the letters devised by Haman (C)the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king.
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Esther 8:5
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Esther 8:5
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5 “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if he regards me with favor(A) and thinks it the right thing to do, and if he is pleased with me, let an order be written overruling the dispatches that Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, devised and wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
1 Samuel 15:28
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1 Samuel 15:28
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28 And Samuel said to him, (A)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.
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1 Samuel 15:28
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1 Samuel 15:28
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28 Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn(A) the kingdom(B) of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to one better than you.(C)
Daniel 6:17
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Daniel 6:17
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17 (A)And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, (B)and the king sealed it (C)with his own signet and with the signet of his (D)lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
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Daniel 6:17
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Daniel 6:17
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17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed(A) it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be changed.
Daniel 6:8-15
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Daniel 6:8-15
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8 Now, O king, establish (A)the injunction and sign the document, so that it cannot be changed, according to (B)the law of (C)the Medes and the Persians, (D)which cannot be revoked.” 9 Therefore King Darius signed the document and (E)injunction.
10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where (F)he had windows in his upper chamber open (G)toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees (H)three times a day and prayed and (I)gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. 11 Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God. 12 Then they (J)came near and said before the king, concerning the injunction, “O king! Did you not sign (K)an injunction, that anyone who makes petition to any god or man within thirty days except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing stands fast, according to the law of (L)the Medes and Persians, (M)which cannot be revoked.” 13 Then they answered and said before the king, (N)“Daniel, who is one (O)of the exiles (P)from Judah, (Q)pays no attention to you, O king, or (R)the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition (S)three times a day.”
14 Then (T)the king, when he heard these words, (U)was much distressed and set his mind to deliver Daniel. And he labored till the sun went down to rescue him. 15 Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no (V)injunction or ordinance that the king establishes can be changed.”
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Daniel 6:8-15
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Daniel 6:8-15
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8 Now, Your Majesty, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”(A) 9 So King Darius put the decree in writing.
10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward(B) Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees(C) and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.(D) 11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help.(E) 12 So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions’ den?”
The king answered, “The decree stands—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”(F)
13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah,(G) pays no attention(H) to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.” 14 When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed;(I) he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.
15 Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him, “Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.”(J)
Esther 3:9
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Esther 3:9
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9 If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents[a] of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries.”
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- Esther 3:9 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
Esther 3:9
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Esther 3:9
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9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents[a] of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.”(A)
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- Esther 3:9 That is, about 375 tons or about 340 metric tons
1 Kings 3:28
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1 Kings 3:28
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28 And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that (A)the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.
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1 Kings 3:28
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1 Kings 3:28
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28 When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom(A) from God to administer justice.
Esther 1:21
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Esther 1:21
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21 This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed.
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Esther 1:21
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Esther 1:21
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21 The king and his nobles were pleased with this advice, so the king did as Memukan proposed.
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