12 (A)Then the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded—to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province (B)according to its script, and to every people in their language. (C)In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written, and sealed with the king’s signet ring.

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And she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth.

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22 Then he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, (A)to each province in its own script, and to every people in their own language, that each man should (B)be master in his own house, and speak in the language of his own people.

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15 Then these men [a]approached the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is (A)the law of the Medes and Persians that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed.”

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  1. Daniel 6:15 Lit. thronged before

12 (A)And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?”

The king answered and said, “The thing is true, (B)according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which [a]does not alter.”

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  1. Daniel 6:12 Lit. does not pass away

Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the (A)law of the Medes and Persians, which [a]does not alter.”

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  1. Daniel 6:8 Lit. does not pass away

27 the Jews established and imposed it upon themselves and their descendants and all who would (A)join them, that without fail they should celebrate these two days every year, according to the written instructions and according to the prescribed time,

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You yourselves write a decree concerning the Jews, [a]as you please, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for whatever is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s signet ring (A)no one can revoke.”

(B)So the king’s scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day; and it was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews, the satraps, the governors, and the princes of the provinces (C)from India to Ethiopia, one hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all, to every province (D)in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language. 10 (E)And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horseback, riding on royal horses [b]bred from swift steeds.

11 By these letters the king permitted the Jews who were in every city to (F)gather together and protect their lives—to (G)destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province that would assault them, both little children and women, and to plunder their possessions, 12 (H)on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of [c]Adar. 13 (I)A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province and published for all people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 The couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king’s command. And the decree was issued in [d]Shushan the [e]citadel.

15 So Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of [f]blue and white, with a great crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and (J)the city of [g]Shushan rejoiced and was glad. 16 The Jews had (K)light and gladness, joy and honor. 17 And in every province and city, wherever the king’s command and decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast (L)and a holiday. Then many of the people of the land (M)became Jews, because (N)fear of the Jews fell upon them.

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  1. Esther 8:8 Lit. as is good in your eyes
  2. Esther 8:10 Lit. sons of the swift horses
  3. Esther 8:12 LXX adds the text of the letter here
  4. Esther 8:14 Or Susa
  5. Esther 8:14 palace
  6. Esther 8:15 violet
  7. Esther 8:15 Or Susa

So the king took off (A)his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman.

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36 And they delivered the king’s (A)orders to the king’s satraps and the governors in the region beyond [a]the River. So they gave support to the people and the [b]house of God.

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  1. Ezra 8:36 The Euphrates
  2. Ezra 8:36 Temple

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