NASB — Esther 8 — KJV

Mordecai Promoted

1 On that day° King° Ahasuerus° gave° the house° of Haman°, athe enemy° of the Jews°, to Queen° Esther°; and Mordecai° came° before° the king°, for Esther° had disclosed° bwhat° he was to her. 2 aThe king° took° off° his signet° ring° which° he had taken° away° from Haman°, and gave° it to Mordecai°. And Esther° set° Mordecai° over° the house° of Haman°.

[1] aEs 7:6 bEs 2:7, 15
[2] aEs 3:10

3 ¶ Then Esther° spoke° again° to the king°, fell° at his feet°, wept° and implored° him to avert° the evil° [scheme] of Haman° the Agagite° and his plot° which° he had devised° against° the Jews°. 4 aThe king° extended° the golden° scepter° to Esther°. So Esther° arose° and stood° before° the king°. 5 Then she said°, “aIf° it pleases°° the king° and if° I have found° favor° before° him and the matter° [seems] proper° to the king° and I am pleasing° in his sight°, let it be written° to revoke° the bletters° devised° by Haman°, the son° of Hammedatha° the Agagite°, which° he wrote° to destroy° the Jews° who° are in all° the king’s° provinces°. 6 For ahow° can° I endure° to see° the calamity° which° will befall° my people°, and how° can° I endure° to see° the destruction° of my kindred°?” 7 So King° Ahasuerus° said° to Queen° Esther° and to Mordecai° the Jew°, “Behold°, aI have given° the house° of Haman° to Esther°, and him they have hanged° on the gallows° because°° he had stretched° out his hands° against the Jews°.

[4] aEs 4:11; 5:2
[5] aEs 5:8; 7:3 bEs 3:13
[6] aEs 7:4; 9:1
[7] aEs 8:1

The King’s Decree Avenges the Jews

8 Now you write° to the Jews° Ias you see° fit°, in the king’s° name°, and aseal° [it] with the king’s° signet° ring°; for a decree° which° is written° in the name° of the king° and sealed° with the king’s° signet° ring° bmay not be revoked°.”

[8] ILit according to the good in your eyes aEs 3:12; 8:10 bEs 1:19

9aSo the king’s° scribes° were called° at that time° in the third° month° (that is, the month° Sivan°), on the twenty-third°° Iday; and it was written° according to all° that Mordecai° commanded° to the Jews°, the satraps°, the governors° and the princes° of the provinces° which° [extended] bfrom India° to IIEthiopia°, 127°°° provinces°, to cevery° province° according to its script°, and to every° people° according to their language° as well as to the Jews° according to their script° and their language°. 10 He wrote° in the name° of King° Ahasuerus°, and sealed° it with the king’s° signet° ring°, and sent° letters° by couriers° on ahorses°, riding° on steeds° sired° by the royal° stud°. 11 IIn them the king° granted° the Jews° who° were in each° and every° city° [the right] ato assemble° and to defend° their lives°, bto destroy°, to kill° and to annihilate° the entire° army° of any people° or province° which might attack° them, including° children° and women°, and cto plunder° their spoil°, 12 on aone° day° in all° the provinces° of King° Ahasuerus°, the thirteenth°° [day] of the twelfth°° month° (that is, the month° Adar°). 13 aA copy° of the edict° to be Iissued° as law° in each° and every° province° was published° to all° the peoples°, so that the Jews° would be ready° for this° day° to avenge° themselves on their enemies°. 14 The couriers°, hastened° and impelled° by the king’s° command°, went° out, riding° on the royal° steeds°; and the decree° was given° out at the citadel° in Susa°.

[9] ILit in it IILit Cush aEs 3:12 bEs 1:1 cEs 1:22; 3:12
[10] a1K 4:28
[11] ILit Which aEs 9:2 bEs 3:13 cEs 9:10
[12] aEs 3:13; 9:1
[13] ILit given aEs 3:14

15 ¶ Then Mordecai° went° out from the presence° of the king° ain royal° robes° of Iblue° and white°, with a large° crown° of gold° and ba garment° of fine° linen° and purple°; and cthe city° of Susa° shouted° and rejoiced°. 16 For the Jews° there was alight° and gladness° and joy° and honor°. 17 In each° and every° province° and in each° and every° city°, wherever°° the king’s° commandment° and his decree° arrived°, there was gladness° and joy° for the Jews°, a feast° and a Iaholiday°°. And bmany° among° the peoples° of the land° became° Jews°, for the dread° of the Jews° had fallen° on them.

[15] IOr violet aEs 5:11 bGn 41:42 cEs 3:15
[16] aPs 97:11; 112:4
[17] ILit good day aEs 9:19 bEs 9:27


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Mordecai is advanced.

1 ¶ On that² dayº did the kingº Ahasuerusº giveºª² the houseº of Hamanº the Jews'º enemyºª unto Estherº the queen.º And Mordecaiº cameºª beforeº the king;º for² Estherº had toldºª what² he² [was] unto her. 2 And the kingº took offºª² his ring,º which² he had takenºª from Haman,º² and gaveºª it unto Mordecai.º And Estherº setºª² Mordecaiº over² the houseº of Haman.º

[1] Es 1:14; 2:7, 15; Jb 27:16; Ps 39:6; 49:6; Pv 13:22; 28:8; Ec 2:18; Lk 12:20.
[2] Gn 41:42; 2S 9:7; Es 3:10; Ps 37:34; Ec 2:18, 19; 5:13; Is 22:19; Dn 2:48; Lk 15:22.

Esther maketh suit to reverse Haman's letters.

3 ¶ And Estherº spakeºª yet againºª beforeº the king,º and fell downºª atº his feet,º and besoughtºª him with tearsºª to put awayºª² the mischiefº of Hamanº the Agagite,º and his deviceº that² he had devisedºª against² the Jews.º 4 Then the kingº held outºª² the goldenº sceptreº toward Esther.º So Estherº arose,ºª and stoodºª beforeº the king,º 5 And said,ºª If² it please¹²² the king,º and if² I have foundºª favourº in his sight,º and the thingº [seem] rightºª beforeº the king,º and I² [be] pleasing¹² in his eyes,º let it be writtenºª to reverseºª² the lettersº devisedº by Hamanº the sonº of Hammedathaº the Agagite,º which² he wroteºª to destroyºª² the Jewsº which² [are] in all² the king'sº provinces:º 6 For² howº can I endureºª to seeºª the evilº that² shall come¹ª unto²² my people?º or howº can I endureºª to seeºª the destructionº of my kindred?º

[3] 1S 25:24; 2K 4:27; Es 3:8; 7:4; Is 38:2; Ho 12:4; He 5:7.
[4] Es 4:11; 5:2.
[5] Ex 33:13, 16; 1S 20:29; Es 2:4, 17; 3:12; 7:3.
[6] Gn 44:34; Ne 2:3; Es 7:4; Jr 4:19; 9:1; Lk 19:41; Ro 9:2; 10:1.

Ahasuerus granteth to the Jews to defend themselves.

7 ¶ Then the kingº Ahasuerusº saidºª unto Estherº the queenº and to Mordecaiº the Jew,º Behold,² I have givenºª Estherº the houseº of Haman,º and him they have hangedºª upon² the gallows,º because²² he laidºª his handº upon the Jews.º 8 Writeºª ye² also for² the Jews,º as it likethº² you,¹ in the king'sº name,º and sealºª [it] with the king'sº ring:º for² the writingº which² is writtenºª in the king'sº name,º and sealedºª with the king'sº ring,º may no² man reverse.ºª 9 Then were the king'sº scribesºª calledºª at that² timeº in the thirdº month,º that² [is], the monthº Sivan,º on the threeº and twentiethº [day] thereof; and it was writtenºª according to all² that² Mordecaiº commandedºª unto² the Jews,º and to² the lieutenants,º and the deputiesº and rulersº of the provincesº which² [are] from Indiaº² unto² Ethiopia,º an hundredº twentyº and sevenº provinces,º unto every provinceº according to the writingº thereof, and unto every peopleº after their language,º and to² the Jewsº according to their writing,º and according to their language.º 10 And he wroteºª in the kingº Ahasuerus'º name,º and sealedºª [it] with the king'sº ring,º and sentºª lettersº byº postsºª on horseback,º [and] ridersºª on mules,º camels,º [and] youngº dromedaries:º 11 Wherein² the kingº grantedºª the Jewsº which² [were] in every² cityº to gather themselves together,ºª and to standºª for² their life,º to destroy,ºª to slay,ºª and to cause to perish,ºª² all² the powerº of the peopleº and provinceº that would assaultºª them, [both] little onesº and women,º and [to take] the spoilº of them for a prey,ºª 12 Upon oneº dayº in all² the provincesº of kingº Ahasuerus,º [namely], upon the thirteenthºº [day] of the twelfthºº month,º which² [is] the monthº Adar.º 13 The copyº of the writingº for a commandmentº to be givenºª in every² provinceº [was] publishedºª unto all² people,º and that the Jewsº should be² readyºª¹ against that² dayº to avenge¹ª themselves² on their enemies.ºª² 14 [So] the postsºª that rode¹ª upon² mulesº [and] camelsº went out,ºª being hastenedºª and pressed onºª by the king'sº commandment.º And the decreeº was givenºª at Shushanº the palace.º

[7] Es 7:10; 8:1; Pv 13:22; Ga 3:13.
[8] 1K 21:8; Es 1:19; 3:12; 8:5; Dn 6:8, 12; 2Ti 2:19; He 6:17.
[9] 2K 18:26; Es 1:1, 22; 3:12; Dn 4:1; 6:1; 1Co 14:9.
[10] 1K 21:8; 2Ch 30:6; Es 3:13; Jb 9:25; Ec 8:4; Is 60:6; 66:20; Jr 2:23; 51:21; Dn 4:1.
[11] Es 3:13; 9:2, 10, 15; Ps 37:14; 68:3; 137:8; 146:6; Is 10:6; Ezk 39:10.
[12] Ex 15:9; Jg 1:6; Es 3:13; 9:1.
[13] Jg 16:28; Ps 37:14; 68:23; 92:10; 149:6; Lk 18:7; Rv 6:10.
[14] 1S 21:8; Ne 1:1; Es 1:2; 2:3; 3:15; Ec 9:10; Dn 8:2.

Mordecai's honour, and the Jews' joy.

15 ¶ And Mordecaiº went outºª from the presenceº² of the kingº in royalº apparelº of blueº and white,º and with a greatº crownº of gold,º and with a garmentº of fine linenº and purple:º and the cityº of Shushanº rejoicedºª and was glad.¹² 16 The Jewsº had² light,º and gladness,º and joy,º and honour.º 17 And in every² province,º and in every² city,º whithersoeverº² the king'sº commandmentº and his decreeº came,ºª the Jewsº had joyº and gladness,º a feastº and a goodº day.º And manyº of the peopleº² of the landº became Jews;ºª for² the fearº of the Jewsº fellºª upon² them.

[15] Gn 41:42; Ex 25:4; 39:27; Es 1:6; 3:15; 5:1; 6:8, 11; Pv 29:2; Mt 6:29; 11:8; Lk 16:19.
[16] Es 4:1, 16; 9:17; Ps 18:28; 30:5; 97:11; Pv 4:18; 11:10; Is 30:29; 35:10.
[17] Gn 35:5; Ex 15:16; Dt 2:25; 11:25; 1S 25:8; Ne 8:10; Es 9:2, 17, 19, 22; Ps 18:43; Zc 8:20.


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