Esther 2:5-6

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Esther 2:5-6 New International Version (NIV)

⁵Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, ⁶who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, among those taken captive with Jehoiachin^[a] king of Judah.

Footnotes:

Esther 2:6 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin

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Daniel 6:13

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Daniel 6:13 New International Version (NIV)

¹³Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.”