Esther 9:25-27

International Standard Version

²⁵ But when Esther came before the king, he ordered through a letter that the evil plot that Haman^[a] had devised against the Jewish people be rescinded,^[b] and that he and his sons be hanged on poles. ²⁶ Therefore these days were called Purim, from the word pur. Because of all that was written in this letter, because of what they experienced in this matter, and because of what happened to them, ²⁷ the Jewish people established this celebration, making it a tradition^[c] for themselves, for their descendants, and for all who joined with them^[d] that they should not fail to observe these two days each year, based on the written instructions, and at the prescribed time.