20 The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.” 21 The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised. 22 He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
Esther 1:20–22
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Greek Esther 1:19–21
19 If then it seems good to the king, let him make a royal decree, and let it be written according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, and let him not alter it: ‘Don’t allow the queen to come in to him any more. Let the king give her royalty to a woman better… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 1:41–43
41 King Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people, (WEB) 42 and that each should forsake his own laws. All the nations agreed according to the word of the king. (WEB) 43 Many of Israel consented to his worship, sacrificed to the idols, and profaned the Sabb… (WEB)
Greek Esther 9:3–4
3 For the chiefs of the local governors, and the princes and the royal scribes, honored the Jews; for the fear of Mordecai was upon them. (WEB) 4 For the order of the king was in force, that he should be celebrated in all the kingdom. (WEB)
Esther 9:29–31
29 So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim. 30 And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes, 31 in…
Greek Esther 1:15–17
15 and reported to him according to the laws what it was proper to do to queen Vashti, because she had not done the things commanded by the king through the chamberlains. (WEB) 16 And Memucan said to the king and to the princes, “Queen Vashti has not wronged the king only… (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.
Esther 1:15–17
15 “According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?” 16 And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king,…
Esther 6:6–8
6 Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?” 7 And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delight…
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