Esth. > Chapter 10 1 2 3 1AND the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.2And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?3For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and...

Esth. > Chapter 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 1NOW in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)2The Jews gathered themselves...

Esth. > Chapter 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1ON that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.2And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.3And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to...

Esth. > Chapter 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1SO the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.2And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.3Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and...

Esth. > Chapter 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1ON that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.2And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.3And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that...

Esth. > Chapter 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1NOW it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.2And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his...

Esth. > Chapter 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1WHEN Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;2And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.3And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and...

Esth. > Chapter 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1AFTER these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.2And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.3Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why...

Esth. > Chapter 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1AFTER these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.2Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:3And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan...

Esth. > Chapter 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1NOW it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)2That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,3In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles...