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Esther 3:2
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Esther 3:2
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2 And all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and did obeisance to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or do obeisance.(A)
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Esther 3:2
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Esther 3:2
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2 All the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor.
Esther 2:19
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Esther 2:19
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Mordecai Discovers a Plot
19 When the virgins were being gathered together,[a] Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.
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- 2.19 Heb adds a second time
Esther 2:19
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Esther 2:19
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Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy
19 When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.(A)
Genesis 41:43
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Genesis 41:43
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43 He had him ride in the chariot of his second-in-command, and they cried out in front of him, “Bow the knee!”[a] Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt.(A)
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- 41.43 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Genesis 41:43
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Genesis 41:43
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43 He had him ride in a chariot(A) as his second-in-command,[a](B) and people shouted before him, “Make way[b]!”(C) Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.(D)
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- Genesis 41:43 Or in the chariot of his second-in-command; or in his second chariot
- Genesis 41:43 Or Bow down
Philippians 2:10
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Philippians 2:10
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10 so that at the name given to Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(A)
Philippians 2:10
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Philippians 2:10
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Psalm 15:4
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Psalm 15:4
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4 in whose eyes the wicked are despised
but who honor those who fear the Lord;
who stand by their oath even to their hurt;(A)
Psalm 15:4
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Psalm 15:4
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Esther 5:9
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Esther 5:9
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Haman Plans to Have Mordecai Hung
9 Haman went out that day happy and in good spirits, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was infuriated with Mordecai;(A)
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Esther 5:9
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Esther 5:9
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Haman’s Rage Against Mordecai
9 Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage(A) against Mordecai.(B)
Esther 3:5
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Esther 3:5
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5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or do obeisance to him, Haman was infuriated.(A)
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Esther 3:5
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5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.(A)
Esther 3:1
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Esther 3:1
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Haman Undertakes to Destroy the Jews
3 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite and advanced him and set his seat above all the officials who were with him.
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Esther 3:1
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Esther 3:1
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Haman’s Plot to Destroy the Jews
3 After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite,(A) elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles.
Esther 2:21
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Esther 2:21
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21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the threshold, became angry and conspired to kill[a] King Ahasuerus.(A)
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- 2.21 Heb to lay hands on
Esther 2:21
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Esther 2:21
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21 During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthana[a] and Teresh, two of the king’s officers(A) who guarded the doorway, became angry(B) and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
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- Esther 2:21 Hebrew Bigthan, a variant of Bigthana
1 Samuel 15:3
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1 Samuel 15:3
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3 Now go and attack Amalek and utterly destroy all that they have; do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.”(A)
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1 Samuel 15:3
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1 Samuel 15:3
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3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally(A) destroy[a] all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
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- 1 Samuel 15:3 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 8, 9, 15, 18, 20 and 21.
Deuteronomy 25:19
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Deuteronomy 25:19
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19 Therefore when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies on every hand, in the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; do not forget.(A)
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Deuteronomy 25:19
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Deuteronomy 25:19
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19 When the Lord your God gives you rest(A) from all the enemies(B) around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the name of Amalek(C) from under heaven. Do not forget!
Exodus 17:16
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Exodus 17:16
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16 He said, “A hand upon the banner of the Lord![a] The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
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- 17.16 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
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Exodus 17:16
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16 He said, “Because hands were lifted up against[a] the throne of the Lord,[b] the Lord will be at war against the Amalekites(A) from generation to generation.”(B)
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- Exodus 17:16 Or to
- Exodus 17:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Exodus 17:14
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Exodus 17:14
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14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this as a remembrance in a book and recite it in the hearing of Joshua: I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”(A)
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Exodus 17:14
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Exodus 17:14
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14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write(A) this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out(B) the name of Amalek(C) from under heaven.”
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