Esther 8:1-3

Expanded Bible

The King Helps the Jews

8 That same day King ·Xerxes [^LAhasuerus] gave Queen Esther ·everything belonging to [the estate of; ^Lthe house of] Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came in to see the king, because Esther had ·told [disclosed/revealed to] the king how he was related to her. ² Then the king took off his signet ring that he had taken back from Haman, and he gave it to Mordecai. Esther put Mordecai ·in charge of everything belonging to [^Lover the house of] Haman.

³ Once again Esther spoke to the king. She fell at the king’s feet and ·cried [wept] and ·begged [implored] him to stop the evil ·plan [plot] that Haman the Agagite had ·planned [devised] against the Jews [^CEsther wisely did not implicate the king in the plan].