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Haman’s Plot against the Jews

1 After° these° events° King° Ahasuerus° apromoted° Haman°, the son° of Hammedatha° bthe Agagite°, and aadvanced° him and Iestablished° his authority° over°° all° the princes° who° [were] with him. 2 All° the king’s° servants° who° were at the king’s° gate° bowed° down° Iand paid° homage° to Haman°; for so° the king° had commanded° concerning him. But aMordecai° neither° bowed° down° nor° paid° homage°. 3 Then the king’s° servants° who° were at athe king’s° gate° said° to Mordecai°, “bWhy° are you transgressing° the king’s° command°?” 4 Now it was when they had spoken° daily° to him and he would not listen° to them, that they told° Haman° to see° whether Mordecai’s° reason° would stand°; for he had told° them that he was a Jew°. 5 When Haman° saw° that aMordecai° neither° bowed° down° nor° paid° homage° to him, Haman° was filled° with rage°. 6 But he Idisdained°° to IIlay° hands° on Mordecai° alone°, for they had told° him [who] the people° of Mordecai° [were]; therefore Haman° asought° to destroy° all° the Jews°, the people° of Mordecai°, who° [were] throughout the whole° kingdom° of Ahasuerus°.

[1] ILit set his seat aEs 5:11 bEs 3:10; 8:3
[2] ILit and prostrated themselves before aEs 2:19; 5:9
[3] aEs 2:19 bEs 3:2
[5] aEs 5:9
[6] ILit despised in his eyes IILit send a hand against aPs 83:4

7 ¶ In the first° month°, which° is the month° Nisan°, in the twelfth°° year° of King° Ahasuerus°, IPur°, that is the lot°, was acast° before° Haman° from day° to day° and from month° [to month], IIuntil the twelfth°° month°, that is bthe month° Adar°. 8 Then Haman° said° to King° Ahasuerus°, “There° is a certain° people° scattered° and dispersed° among° the peoples° in all° the provinces° of your kingdom°; atheir laws° are different° from [those] of all° [other] people° and they do not observe° the king’s° laws°, so it is not in the king’s° interest° to let them remain°. 9 If° it is pleasing° to the king°, let it be Idecreed° that they be destroyed°, and I will pay° ten° thousand° talents° of silver° into the hands° of those who carry° on the [king’s] business°, to put° into the king’s treasuries°.” 10 Then athe king° took° his signet° ring° from his hand° and gave° it to Haman°, the son° of Hammedatha° bthe Agagite°, cthe enemy° of the Jews°. 11 The king° said° to Haman°, “The silver° is Iyours°, and the people° [also], to do° with them as you please°°.”

[7] ILit he cast Pur...before IIGr and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of aEs 9:24-26 bEzr 6:15
[8] aEzr 4:12-15; Ac 16:20, 21
[9] ILit written
[10] aGn 41:42; Es 8:2 bEs 3:1 cEs 7:6
[11] ILit given to you

12aThen the king’s° scribes° were summoned° on the thirteenth°° day° of the first° month°, and it was written° just°° as Haman° commanded° to bthe king’s° satraps°, to the governors° who° were over° each° province° and to the princes° of each° people°, each° province° according to its script°, each° people° according to its language°, being written° cin the name° of King° Ahasuerus° and sealed° with the king’s° signet° ring°. 13 Letters° were sent° by acouriers° to all° the king’s° provinces° bto destroy°, to kill° and to annihilate° all° the Jews°, both° young° and old°, women° and children°, cin one° day°, the thirteenth°° [day] of the twelfth°° month°, which° is the month° Adar°, and to dseize° their possessions° as plunder°. 14 aA copy° of the edict° to be Iissued° as law° in every° province° was published° to all° the peoples° so that they should be ready° for this° day°. 15 The couriers° went° out impelled° by the king’s° command° while the decree° was Iissued° at the citadel° in Susa°; and while the king° and Haman° sat° down° to drink°, athe city° of Susa° was in confusion°.

[12] aEs 8:9 bEzr 8:36 c1K 21:8; Es 8:8, 10
[13] a2Ch 30:6; Es 8:10, 14 bEs 7:4 cEs 8:12 dEs 8:11; 9:10
[14] ILit given aEs 8:13, 14
[15] ILit given aEs 8:15


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Haman, advanced by the king, and despised by Mordecai, seeketh revenge upon all the Jews.

1 ¶ Afterº these² thingsº did kingº Ahasuerusº promoteºª² Hamanº the sonº of Hammedathaº the Agagite,º and advancedºª him, and setºª² his seatº above²² all² the princesº that² [were] with² him. 2 And all² the king'sº servants,º that² [were] in the king'sº gate,º bowed,ºª and reverencedºª Haman:º for² the kingº had so² commandedºª concerning him. But Mordecaiº bowedºª not,² nor² did [him] reverence.ºª 3 Then the king'sº servants,º which² [were] in the king'sº gate,º saidºª unto Mordecai,º Why² transgressestºª thou²² the king'sº commandment?º 4 Now it came to pass,² when they spakeºª dailyº unto² him, and he hearkenedºª not² unto² them, that they toldºª Haman,º to seeºª whether Mordecai'sº mattersº would stand:ºª for² he had toldºª them that² he² [was] a Jew.º 5 And when Hamanº sawºª that² Mordecaiº bowedºª not,² nor did him reverence,ºª then was Hamanº fullºª of wrath.º 6 And he thoughtº scornºª to layºª handsº on Mordecaiº alone;² for² they had shewedºª him² the peopleº of Mordecai:º wherefore Hamanº soughtºª to destroyºª² all² the Jewsº that² [were] throughout the whole² kingdomº of Ahasuerus,º [even] the peopleº of Mordecai.º

[1] Gn 41:40, 55; Nu 24:7; 1S 15:8, 33; Ezr 7:14; Es 1:14; 7:6; Ps 12:8; Pv 29:2; Dn 6:2.
[2] Gn 41:43; Ex 17:14, 16; Dt 25:19; 1S 15:3; Es 2:19, 21; 3:1, 5; Ps 15:4; Php 2:10.
[3] Ex 1:17; Es 3:2; Mt 15:2.
[4] Gn 39:10; Ezr 1:3; Dn 3:8, 12, 16, 23; 6:13, 20; Jna 1:9.
[5] Gn 4:5; Es 1:12; 3:2; 5:9; Jb 5:2; Pv 12:16; 19:19; 21:24; 27:3; Dn 3:19.
[6] Ps 83:4; Rv 12:12.

He casteth lots.

7 ¶ In the firstº month,º that² [is], the monthº Nisan,º in the twelfthºº yearº of kingº Ahasuerus,º they castºª Pur,º that² [is], the lot,º beforeº Hamanº from dayº² to day,º and from monthº² to month,º [to] the twelfthºº [month], that² [is], the monthº Adar.º

[7] Ezr 6:15; Ne 2:1; Es 1:3; 2:16; 9:1, 5, 17, 21, 24; Pv 16:33; Ezk 21:21; Mt 27:35.

He obtaineth, by calumniation, a decree of the king to put the Jews to death.

8 ¶ And Hamanº saidºª unto kingº Ahasuerus,º There isº a certainº peopleº scattered abroadºª and dispersedºª among² the peopleº in all² the provincesº of thy kingdom;º and their lawsº [are] diverseºª from all²² people;º neither² keepºª they the king'sº laws:º therefore it [is] not² for the king'sº profitºª to suffer¹ª² them. 9 If² it pleaseºª² the king,º let it be writtenºª that they may be destroyed:ºª and I will payºª tenº thousandº talentsº of silverº to² the handsº of those that have the chargeºª of the business,º to bringºª [it] into² the king'sº treasuries.º 10 And the kingº tookºª² his ringº from²² his hand,º and gaveºª it unto Hamanº the sonº of Hammedathaº the Agagite,º the Jews'º enemy.ºª 11 And the kingº saidºª unto Haman,º The silverº [is] givenºª to thee, the peopleº also, to doºª with them as it seemeth¹ good¹ to thee.² 12 Then were the king'sº scribesºª calledºª on the thirteenthºº dayº of the firstº month,º and there was writtenºª according to all² that² Hamanº had commandedºª unto² the king'sº lieutenants,º and to² the governorsº that² [were] over² every province,º and to² the rulersº of every peopleº of every provinceº according to the writingº thereof, and [to] every peopleº after their language;º in the nameº of kingº Ahasuerusº was it written,ºª and sealedºª with the king'sº ring.º 13 And the lettersº were sentºª byº postsºª into² all² the king'sº provinces,º to destroy,ºª to kill,ºª and to cause to perish,ºª² all² Jews,º both youngº² and² old,º little childrenº and women,º in oneº day,º [even] upon the thirteenthºº [day] of the twelfthºº month,º which² is the monthº Adar,º and [to take] the spoilº of them for a prey.ºª 14 The copyº of the writingº for a commandmentº to be givenºª in every² provinceº was publishedºª unto all² people,º that they should be² readyº against that² day.º 15 The postsºª went out,ºª being hastenedºª by the king'sº commandment,º and the decreeº was givenºª in Shushanº the palace.º And the kingº and Hamanº sat downºª to drink;ºª but the cityº Shushanº was perplexed.ºª

[8] Lv 26:33; Dt 4:27; 30:3; 32:26; Ezr 4:12; Ne 1:8; Jr 50:17; Ezk 6:8; 11:16; Zc 7:14; Jn 7:35; Ac 16:20; 17:6; 24:5; 28:22; Jm 1:1; 1P 1:1.
[9] Gn 23:16; Mt 18:24.
[10] Gn 41:42; Es 7:6; 8:2, 8.
[11] Ps 73:7; Jr 26:14; 40:4; Lk 23:25.
[12] 1K 21:8; Es 1:22; 8:2, 8, 9, 10; 9:27; Dn 6:8, 12, 15.
[13] 1S 15:3; 22:19; 2Ch 30:6; Es 8:10, 11, 12, 14; 9:10; Jb 9:25; Is 10:6; Jr 51:31; Ro 3:15; Jm 2:13.
[14] Es 8:13.
[15] Es 4:16; 8:15; Pv 1:16; 4:16; 29:2; Ho 7:5; Am 6:6; Jn 16:20; Rv 11:10.


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