38 As for the firepans of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, make them into hammered sheets as plating for the altar, for they presented them before the Lord, and the firepans are holy. They will be a sign to the Israelites.”

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11 “All the royal officials and the people of the royal provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner courtyard(A) and who has not been summoned—the death penalty.(B) Only if the king extends the gold scepter will that person live.(C) I have not been summoned to appear before the king(D) for the last[a] 30 days.”

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 4:11 Lit king these

36 but the one who misses me[a] harms himself;(A)
all who hate me love death.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:36 Or who sins against me

12 A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,(A)
but his favor is like dew on the grass.(B)

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15 A wicked ruler over a helpless people(A)
is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.(B)

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10 You have planned shame for your house
by wiping out many peoples
and sinning against your own self.

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