Esther 3:1
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Haman’s Conspiracy Against the Jews
3 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the (A)Agagite, and (B)advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.
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Esther 5:11
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11 Then Haman told them of his great riches, (A)the multitude of his children, everything in which the king had promoted him, and how he had (B)advanced him above the officials and servants of the king.
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Esther 3:10
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10 So the king (A)took (B)his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the (C)enemy of the Jews.
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Numbers 24:7
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7 He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be (A)in many waters.
Daniel 6:2
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2 and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss.
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1 Samuel 15:33
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33 But Samuel said, (A)“As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.
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Genesis 41:40
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40 (A)You shall be [a]over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
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- Genesis 41:40 In charge of
Proverbs 29:2
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2 When the righteous [a]are in authority, the (A)people rejoice;
But when a wicked man rules, (B)the people groan.
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- Proverbs 29:2 become great
Psalm 12:8
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8 The wicked prowl on every side,
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Esther 8:3
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3 Now Esther spoke again to the king, fell down at his feet, and implored him with tears to counteract the evil of Haman the Agagite, and the scheme which he had devised against the Jews.
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Esther 7:6
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6 And Esther said, “The adversary and (A)enemy is this wicked Haman!”
So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
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Esther 1:14
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14 those closest to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the (A)seven princes of Persia and Media, (B)who had access to the king’s presence, and who [a]ranked highest in the kingdom):
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- Esther 1:14 Lit. sat in first place
Ezra 7:14
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14 And whereas you are being sent [a]by the king and his (A)seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, with regard to the Law of your God which is in your hand;
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- Ezra 7:14 from before
1 Samuel 15:8
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8 (A)He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and (B)utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
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Genesis 41:55
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55 So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; (A)whatever he says to you, do.”
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