4 For the order of the king was in force, that he should be celebrated in all the kingdom. (WEB)
Greek Esther 9:4
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1 Maccabees 11:25–27
25 Some lawless men of those who were of the nation made complaints against him, (WEB) 26 and the king did to him even as his predecessors had done to him, and exalted him in the sight of all his friends, (WEB) 27 and confirmed to him the high priesthood, and all the other honors t… (WEB)
Greek Esther 1:21–22
21 This advice pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Memucan had said, (WEB) 22 and sent into all his kingdom through the several provinces, according to their language, so that men might be feared in their own houses. (WEB)
Esther 3:13–15
13 And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.
Greek Esther 3:13–15
13a The message was sent by couriers throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus, to utterly destroy the race of the Jews on the first day of the twelfth month, which is Adar, and to plunder their goods. [The following is the copy of the letter. “From the great King Ahas… (WEB)
1 Esdras 8:25–27
25 Then Esdras the scribe said, “Blessed be the only Lord, the God of my fathers, who has put these things into the heart of the king, to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem, (WEB) 26 and has honored me in the sight of the king, his counselors, and all his friends and… (WEB) 27 … (WEB)
1 Esdras 8:3–5
3 This Esdras went up from Babylon as a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which was given by the God of Israel. (WEB) 4 The king honored him, for he found favor in his sight in all his requests. (WEB) 5 There went up with him also some of the children of Israel, and of the pri… (WEB)
2 Samuel 3:35–37
35 Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!” 36 All the people took note and were pleased. In fa…
Esther 1:19–21
19 So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a wom…
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