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Esther Saves the Jews

On that day King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, (A)the adversary of the Jews, to Queen Esther; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told (B)what he was to her. (C)And the king removed his signet ring, which he had taken away from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

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The Promotion of Mordecai

That day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the property[a] of Haman, the enemy of the Jewish people, and Mordecai came into the king’s presence because Esther had told him how Mordecai[b] was related to her. The king took off his signet ring that he had taken from Haman and gave it to Mordecai. Esther then put Mordecai in charge of Haman’s property.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 8:1 Lit. house
  2. Esther 8:1 Lit. he
  3. Esther 8:2 Lit. house