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Chapter 1:22 Verses
17 Esther
17-1:1 Now it came to pass1961 in the days3117 of Ahasuerus,325 (this1931 is Ahasuerus325 which reigned,4427 from India4480, 1912 even unto5704 Ethiopia,3568 over a hundred3967 and seven7651 and twenty6242 provinces:)4082
17-1:2 That in those1992 days,3117 when the king4428 Ahasuerus325 sat3427 on5921 the throne3678 of his kingdom,4438 which834 was in Shushan7800 the palace,1002
17-1:3 In the third7969 year8141 of his reign,4427 he made6213 a feast4960 unto all3605 his princes8269 and his servants;5650 the power2428 of Persia6539 and Media,4074 the nobles6579 and princes8269 of the provinces,4082 being before6440 him:
17-1:4 When he showed7200 (853) the riches6239 of his glorious3519 kingdom4438 and the honor3366 of his excellent8597 majesty1420 many7227 days,3117 even a hundred3967 and fourscore8084 days.3117
17-1:5 And when these428 days3117 were expired,4390 the king4428 made6213 a feast4960 unto all3605 the people5971 that were present4672 in Shushan7800 the palace,1002 both unto great4480, 1419 and small,6996 seven7651 days,3117 in the court2691 of the garden1594 of the king's4428 palace;1055
17-1:6 Where were white,2353 green,3768 and blue,8504 hangings, fastened270 with cords2256 of fine linen948 and purple713 to5921 silver3701 rings1550 and pillars5982 of marble:8336 the beds4296 were of gold2091 and silver,3701 upon5921 a pavement7531 of red,923 and blue,8336 and white,1858 and black marble.5508
17-1:7 And they gave them drink8248 in vessels3627 of gold,2091 (the vessels3627 being diverse8138 one from another,)4480, 3627 and royal4438 wine3196 in abundance,7227 according to the state3027 of the king.4428
17-1:8 And the drinking8360 was according to the law;1881 none369 did compel:597 for3588 so3651 the king4428 had appointed3245 to5921 all3605 the officers7227 of his house,1004 that they should do6213 according to every man's376, 376 pleasure.7522
17-1:9 Also1571 Vashti2060 the queen4436 made6213 a feast4960 for the women802 in the royal4438 house1004 which834 belonged to king4428 Ahasuerus.325
17-1:10 On the seventh7637 day,3117 when the heart3820 of the king4428 was merry2895 with wine,3196 he commanded559 Mehuman,4104 Biztha,968 Harbona,2726 Bigtha,903 and Abagtha,5 Zethar,2242 and Carcas,3752 the seven7651 chamberlains5631 that served8334 (853) in the presence6440 of Ahasuerus325 the king,4428
17-1:11 To bring935 (853) Vashti2060 the queen4436 before6440 the king4428 with the crown3804 royal,4438 to show7200 the people5971 and the princes8269 (853) her beauty:3308 for3588 she1931 was fair2896 to look on.4758
17-1:12 But the queen4436 Vashti2060 refused3985 to come935 at the king's4428 commandment1697 by834, 3027 his chamberlains:5631 therefore was the king4428 very3966 wroth,7107 and his anger2534 burned1197 in him.
17-1:13 Then the king4428 said559 to the wise men,2450 which knew3045 the times,6256 (for3588 so3651 was the king's4428 manner1697 toward6440 all3605 that knew3045 law1881 and judgment:1779
17-1:14 And the next7138 unto413 him was Carshena,3771 Shethar,8369 Admatha,133 Tarshish,8659 Meres,4825 Marsena,4826 and Memucan,4462 the seven7651 princes8269 of Persia6539 and Media,4074 which saw7200 the king's4428 face,6440 and which sat3427 the first7223 in the kingdom;)4438
17-1:15 What4100 shall we do6213 unto the queen4436 Vashti2060 according to law,1881 because5921, 834 she hath not3808 performed6213 (853) the commandment3982 of the king4428 Ahasuerus325 by3027 the chamberlains?5631
17-1:16 And Memucan4462 answered559 before6440 the king4428 and the princes,8269 Vashti2060 the queen4436 hath not3808 done wrong5753 to5921 the king4428 only,905 but3588 also to5921 all3605 the princes,8269 and to5921 all3605 the people5971 that834 are in all3605 the provinces4082 of the king4428 Ahasuerus.325
17-1:17 For3588 this deed1697 of the queen4436 shall come abroad3318 unto5921 all3605 women,802 so that they shall despise959 their husbands1167 in their eyes,5869 when it shall be reported,559 The king4428 Ahasuerus325 commanded559 (853) Vashti2060 the queen4436 to be brought in935 before6440 him, but she came935 not.3808
17-1:18 Likewise shall the ladies8282 of Persia6539 and Media4074 say559 this2088 day3117 unto all3605 the king's4428 princes,8269 which834 have heard of8085 (853) the deed1697 of the queen.4436 Thus shall there arise too much1767 contempt963 and wrath.7110
17-1:19 If518 it please2895, 5921 the king,4428 let there go3318 a royal4438 commandment1697 from4480, 6440 him, and let it be written3789 among the laws1881 of the Persians6539 and the Medes,4074 that it be not3808 altered,5674 That834 Vashti2060 come935 no3808 more before6440 king4428 Ahasuerus;325 and let the king4428 give5414 her royal estate4438 unto another7468 that is better2896 than4480 she.
17-1:20 And when the king's4428 decree6599 which834 he shall make6213 shall be published8085 throughout all3605 his empire,4438 (for3588 it1931 is great,)7227 all3605 the wives802 shall give5414 to their husbands1167 honor,3366 both to great4480, 1419 and small.6996
17-1:21 And the saying1697 pleased3190, 5869 the king4428 and the princes;8269 and the king4428 did6213 according to the word1697 of Memucan:4462
17-1:22 For he sent7971 letters5612 into413 all3605 the king's4428 provinces,4082 into413 every province4082, 4082 according to the writing3791 thereof, and to413 every people5971, 5971 after their language,3956 that every3605 man376 should1961 bear rule8323 in his own house,1004 and that it should be published1696 according to the language3956 of every people.5971
Esther 2:
Chapter 2:23 Verses
17 Esther
17-2:1 After310 these428 things,1697 when the wrath2534 of king4428 Ahasuerus325 was appeased,7918 he remembered2142 (853) Vashti,2060 and what834 she had done,6213 and what834 was decreed1504 against5921 her.
17-2:2 Then said559 the king's4428 servants5288 that ministered8334 unto him, Let there be fair2896, 4758 young5291 virgins1330 sought1245 for the king:4428
17-2:3 And let the king4428 appoint6485 officers6496 in all3605 the provinces4082 of his kingdom,4438 that they may gather together6908 (853) all3605 the fair2896, 4758 young5291 virgins1330 unto413 Shushan7800 the palace,1002 to413 the house1004 of the women,802 unto413 the custody3027 of Hege1896 the king's4428 chamberlain,5631 keeper8104 of the women;802 and let their things for purification8562 be given5414 them:
17-2:4 And let the maiden5291 which834 pleaseth3190, 5869 the king4428 be queen4427 instead8478 of Vashti.2060 And the thing1697 pleased3190, 5869 the king;4428 and he did6213 so.3651
17-2:5 Now in Shushan7800 the palace1002 there was1961 a certain376 Jew,3064 whose name8034 was Mordecai,4782 the son1121 of Jair,2971 the son1121 of Shimei,8096 the son1121 of Kish,7027 a Benjamite;1145
17-2:6 Who834 had been carried away1540 from Jerusalem4480, 3389 with5973 the captivity1473 which834 had been carried away1540 with5973 Jeconiah3204 king4428 of Judah,3063 whom834 Nebuchadnezzar5019 the king4428 of Babylon894 had carried away.1540
17-2:7 And he brought up1961, 539 (853) Hadassah,1919 that1931 is, Esther,635 his uncle's1730 daughter:1323 for3588 she had neither369 father1 nor mother,517 and the maid5291 was fair3303, 8389 and beautiful;2896, 4758 whom Mordecai,4782 when her father1 and mother517 were dead,4194 took3947 for his own daughter.1323
17-2:8 So it came to pass,1961 when the king's4428 commandment1697 and his decree1881 was heard,8085 and when many7227 maidens5291 were gathered together6908 unto413 Shushan7800 the palace,1002 to413 the custody3027 of Hegai,1896 that Esther635 was brought3947 also unto413 the king's4428 house,1004 to413 the custody3027 of Hegai,1896 keeper8104 of the women.802
17-2:9 And the maiden5291 pleased3190, 5869 him, and she obtained5375 kindness2617 of6440 him; and he speedily926 gave5414 her (853) her things for purification,8562 with854 such things as belonged4490 to her, and seven7651 maidens,5291 which were meet7200 to be given5414 her, out of the king's house:4480, 1004, 4428 and he preferred8138 her and her maids5291 unto the best2896 place of the house1004 of the women.802
17-2:10 Esther635 had not3808 showed5046 (853) her people5971 nor her kindred:4138 for3588 Mordecai4782 had charged6680 her5921 that834 she should not3808 show5046 it.
17-2:11 And Mordecai4782 walked1980 every day3605, 3117, 3117 before6440 the court2691 of the women's802 house,1004 to know3045 (853) how Esther635 did,7965 and what4100 should become6213 of her.
17-2:12 Now when every maid's5291, 5291 turn8447 was come5060 to go in935 to413 king4428 Ahasuerus,325 after that4480, 7093 she had been1961 twelve8147, 6240 months,2320 according to the manner1881 of the women,802 (for3588 so3651 were the days3117 of their purifications4795 accomplished,4390 to wit, six8337 months2320 with oil8081 of myrrh,4753 and six8337 months2320 with sweet odors,1314 and with other things for the purification8562 of the women;)802
17-2:13 Then thus2088 came935 every maiden5291 unto413 the king;4428 (853) whatsoever3605, 834 she desired559 was given5414 her to go935 with5973 her out of the house4480, 1004 of the women802 unto5704 the king's4428 house.1004
17-2:14 In the evening6153 she1931 went,935 and on the morrow1242 she1931 returned7725 into413 the second8145 house1004 of the women,802 to413 the custody3027 of Shaashgaz,8190 the king's4428 chamberlain,5631 which kept8104 the concubines:6370 she came in935 unto413 the king4428 no3808 more,5750 except3588, 518 the king4428 delighted2654 in her, and that she were called7121 by name.8034
17-2:15 Now when the turn8447 of Esther,635 the daughter1323 of Abihail32 the uncle1730 of Mordecai,4782 who834 had taken3947 her for his daughter,1323 was come5060 to go in935 unto413 the king,4428 she required1245 nothing3808, 1697 but3588, 518 (853) what834 Hegai1896 the king's4428 chamberlain,5631 the keeper8104 of the women,802 appointed.559 And Esther635 obtained1961, 5375 favor2580 in the sight5869 of all3605 them that looked7200 upon her.
17-2:16 So Esther635 was taken3947 unto413 king4428 Ahasuerus325 into413 his house1004 royal4438 in the tenth6224 month,2320 which1931 is the month2320 Tebeth,2887 in the seventh7651 year8141 of his reign.4438
17-2:17 And the king4428 loved157 (853) Esther635 above all4480, 3605 the women,802 and she obtained5375 grace2580 and favor2617 in his sight6440 more than all4480, 3605 the virgins;1330 so that he set7760 the royal4438 crown3804 upon her head,7218 and made her queen4427 instead8478 of Vashti.2060
17-2:18 Then the king4428 made6213 a great1419 feast4960 unto all3605 his princes8269 and his servants,5650 even (853) Esther's635 feast;4960 and he made6213 a release2010 to the provinces,4082 and gave5414 gifts,4864 according to the state3027 of the king.4428
17-2:19 And when the virgins1330 were gathered together6908 the second time,8145 then Mordecai4782 sat3427 in the king's4428 gate.8179
17-2:20 Esther635 had not369 yet showed5046 her kindred4138 nor her people;5971 as834 Mordecai4782 had charged6680 her:5921 for Esther635 did6213 the commandment3982 of Mordecai,4782 like as834 when she was1961 brought up545 with854 him.
17-2:21 In those1992 days,3117 while Mordecai4782 sat3427 in the king's4428 gate,8179 two8147 of the king's4428 chamberlains,5631 Bigthan904 and Teresh,8657 of those which kept4480, 8104 the door,5592 were wroth,7107 and sought1245 to lay7971 hand3027 on the king4428 Ahasuerus.325
17-2:22 And the thing1697 was known3045 to Mordecai,4782 who told5046 it unto Esther635 the queen;4436 and Esther635 certified559 the king4428 thereof in Mordecai's4782 name.8034
17-2:23 And when inquisition was made1245 of the matter,1697 it was found out;4672 therefore they were both8147 hanged8518 on5921 a tree:6086 and it was written3789 in the book5612 of the chronicles1697 before6440 the king.4428
Esther 3:
Chapter 3:15 Verses
17 Esther
17-3:1 After310 these428 things1697 did king4428 Ahasuerus325 promote1431 (853) Haman2001 the son1121 of Hammedatha4099 the Agagite,91 and advanced5375 him, and set7760 (853) his seat3678 above4480, 5921 all3605 the princes8269 that834 were with854 him.
17-3:2 And all3605 the king's4428 servants,5650 that834 were in the king's4428 gate,8179 bowed,3766 and reverenced7812 Haman:2001 for3588 the king4428 had so3651 commanded6680 concerning him. But Mordecai4782 bowed3766 not,3808 nor3808 did him reverence.7812
17-3:3 Then the king's4428 servants,5650 which834 were in the king's4428 gate,8179 said559 unto Mordecai,4782 Why4069 transgressest5674 thou859 (853) the king's4428 commandment?4687
17-3:4 Now it came to pass,1961 when they spoke559 daily3117, 3117 unto413 him, and he hearkened8085 not3808 unto413 them, that they told5046 Haman,2001 to see7200 whether Mordecai's4782 matters1697 would stand:5975 for3588 he had told5046 them that834 he1931 was a Jew.3064
17-3:5 And when Haman2001 saw7200 that3588 Mordecai4782 bowed3766 not,369 nor did him reverence,7812 then was Haman2001 full4390 of wrath.2534
17-3:6 And he thought5869 scorn959 to lay7971 hands3027 on Mordecai4782 alone;905 for3588 they had showed5046 him (853) the people5971 of Mordecai:4782 wherefore Haman2001 sought1245 to destroy8045 (853) all3605 the Jews3064 that834 were throughout the whole3605 kingdom4438 of Ahasuerus,325 even the people5971 of Mordecai.4782
17-3:7 In the first7223 month,2320 that1931 is, the month2320 Nisan,5212 in the twelfth8147, 6240 year8141 of king4428 Ahasuerus,325 they cast5307 Pur,6332 that1931 is, the lot,1486 before6440 Haman2001 from day4480, 3117 to day,3117 and from month4480, 2320 to month,2320 to the twelfth8147, 6240 month, that1931 is, the month2320 Adar.143
17-3:8 And Haman2001 said559 unto king4428 Ahasuerus,325 There is3426 a certain259 people5971 scattered abroad6340 and dispersed6504 among996 the people5971 in all3605 the provinces4082 of thy kingdom;4438 and their laws1881 are diverse8138 from all4480, 3605 people;5971 neither369 keep6213 they the king's4428 laws:1881 therefore it is not369 for the king's4428 profit7737 to suffer5117 them.
17-3:9 If518 it please2895, 5921 the king,4428 let it be written3789 that they may be destroyed:6 and I will pay8254 ten6235 thousand505 talents3603 of silver3701 to5921 the hands3027 of those that have the charge6213 of the business,4399 to bring935 it into413 the king's4428 treasuries.1595
17-3:10 And the king4428 took5493 (853) his ring2885 from4480, 5921 his hand,3027 and gave5414 it unto Haman2001 the son1121 of Hammedatha4099 the Agagite,91 the Jews'3064 enemy.6887
17-3:11 And the king4428 said559 unto Haman,2001 The silver3701 is given5414 to thee, the people5971 also, to do6213 with them as it seemeth good to thee.5869
17-3:12 Then were the king's4428 scribes5608 called7121 on the thirteenth7969, 6240 day3117 of the first7223 month,2320 and there was written3789 according to all3605 that834 Haman2001 had commanded6680 unto413 the king's4428 lieutenants,323 and to413 the governors6346 that834 were over5921 every province,4082, 4082 and to413 the rulers8269 of every people5971, 5971 of every province4082, 4082 according to the writing3791 thereof, and to every people5971, 5971 after their language;3956 in the name8034 of king4428 Ahasuerus325 was it written,3789 and sealed2856 with the king's4428 ring.2885
17-3:13 And