Esther 4:8
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8 Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show it to Esther, explain it to her, and charge her to go to the king to make supplication to him and to entreat him for her people.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 10:4
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4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post,
for calmness will undo great offenses.(A)
Job 9:15
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15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
I must appeal to my accuser for my right.(A)
Esther 3:14-15
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14 A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province by proclamation, calling on all the peoples to be ready for that day.(A) 15 The couriers went quickly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.(B)
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Esther 2:20
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20 Now Esther had not revealed her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had charged her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him.(A)
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1 Timothy 6:17
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17 As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(A)
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1 Timothy 6:13
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13 In the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you(A)
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Acts 12:20
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The Death of Herod
20 Now Herod[a] was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him in a body, and after winning over Blastus, the king’s personal attendant, they asked for a reconciliation, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.(A)
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- 12.20 Gk he
Proverbs 21:1
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21 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
Proverbs 16:14-15
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14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,
and whoever is wise will appease it.(A)
15 In the light of a king’s face there is life,
and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.(B)
Esther 8:6
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6 For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming on my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”(A)
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Esther 7:3-4
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3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have won your favor, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me—that is my petition—and the lives of my people—that is my request.(A) 4 For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have held my peace, but no enemy can compensate for this damage to the king.”[a](B)
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- 7.4 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Nehemiah 2:3-5
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3 I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my ancestors’ graves, lies waste and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”(A) 4 Then the king said to me, “What do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.(B) 5 Then I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor with you, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my ancestors’ graves, so that I may rebuild it.”
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