1.
On 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.
give the house: Job 27:16, Job 27:17, Psalms 39:6, Psalms 49:6-13, Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 28:8, Ecclesiastes 2:18, Ecclesiastes 2:19, Luke 12:20
came before: Esther 1:14, Esther 2:7, Esther 2:15
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:9 - General Esther 8:7 - Behold Esther 9:25 - when Esther came Psalms 37:10 - thou Isaiah 49:23 - kings
2.
And 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.
his ring: Esther 3:10, Genesis 41:42, Isaiah 22:19-22, Luke 15:22
Esther set: 2 Samuel 9:7-10, Psalms 37:34, Ecclesiastes 2:18, Ecclesiastes 2:19-26, Ecclesiastes 5:13, Ecclesiastes 5:14, Daniel 2:48
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:9 - General Esther 3:12 - sealed Isaiah 22:21 - clothe Luke 12:20 - then James 2:2 - gold
3.
And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
fell: 1 Samuel 25:24, 2 Kings 4:27
besought him with tears: Heb. she wept and besought him, Isaiah 38:2, Hosea 12:4, Hebrews 5:7
mischief: Esther 3:8-15, Esther 7:4
Reciprocal: Proverbs 31:26 - openeth Ezekiel 11:2 - General Daniel 6:8 - according
4.
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
held out: Esther 4:11, Esther 5:2
5.
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:
if I: Esther 7:3, Exodus 33:13, Exodus 33:16, 1 Samuel 20:29
I be pleasing: Esther 2:4, Esther 2:17
letters: Heb. device, Esther 3:12, Esther 3:13
which he wrote: or, who wrote
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 13:4 - the thing Nehemiah 2:5 - If it please Esther 1:19 - it please the king Esther 8:8 - may no man reverse Esther 9:3 - the fear Proverbs 18:13 - that
6.
For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
For how: Genesis 44:34, Jeremiah 4:19, Jeremiah 9:1, Luke 19:41, Luke 19:42, Romans 9:2, Romans 9:3, Romans 10:1
endure to see: Heb. be able that I may see
the evil: Esther 7:4, Nehemiah 2:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:16 - Let Joshua 2:12 - that ye will Joshua 2:18 - thy father Esther 4:8 - request Jeremiah 39:6 - before
7.
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
Behold: Esther 8:1, Proverbs 13:22
him they have hanged: Esther 7:10, Galatians 3:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:28 - the twelve Psalms 14:5 - were Jeremiah 38:10 - the king
8.
Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
in the king's name: Esther 3:12, 1 Kings 21:8
may no man reverse: No, not the king himself; and this was the reason that the king was forced not to reverse, but to give a contradictory decree; that if the Jews, pursuant to the first decree, were assaulted, they might legitimately, by virtue of the second, defend themselves, slay their enemies, and even take the spoil. Esther 8:5, Esther 1:19, Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:12-15, 2 Timothy 2:19, Hebrews 6:17, Hebrews 6:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 41:42 - his ring 2 Chronicles 30:5 - established Esther 3:10 - took Daniel 6:15 - Know Colossians 2:14 - the handwriting
9.
Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
the king's: Esther 3:12
and to the lieutenants: Esther 1:1, Esther 1:22, Esther 3:12, Esther 3:13, Daniel 6:1
India: The Hebrew word Hoddo, in Syriac, Hendoo, and in Arabic, Hind, is rendered India by all the versions. India, or Hindostan, is a large country of the south of Asia, extending from north to south about 2,400 miles, and from east to west 1,800, between 8 degrees and 35 degrees n lat. and 68 degrees and 92 degrees e long.; being bounded on the west by the Indus, east by the Birman empire and Thibet, north by the Indian Caucasus, and south by the Indian Ocean. It is probable, however, that all the country east of the Indus was anciently called India.
and according: Esther 1:22, Esther 3:12, 2 Kings 18:26, Daniel 4:1, 1 Corinthians 14:9-11
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:28 - the twelve 2 Chronicles 15:10 - the third month Ezra 2:1 - the children Esther 2:16 - the tenth month Esther 9:3 - the rulers Esther 9:17 - of the same Esther 9:20 - in all the provinces Esther 9:30 - the hundred Esther 10:1 - laid a tribute Daniel 3:4 - O people Daniel 6:25 - king Acts 23:34 - he asked
10.
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
in the king: 1 Kings 21:8, Ecclesiastes 8:4, Daniel 4:1
by posts: Esther 3:13, 2 Chronicles 30:6, Job 9:25, Jeremiah 51:21
mules: Rechesh, in Syriac, rechesha, probably denotes a swift horse.
camels: Achashteranim, from the Persian akhash, large, and aster, a mule, probably, as Bochart supposes, denotes a large mule.
young dromedaries: Beney harammachim, "the sons of mares," as the word ramakat denotes in Arabic; probably an expletive of the preceeding word. Isaiah 60:6, Isaiah 66:20, Jeremiah 2:23
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:61 - they rode Genesis 41:42 - his ring 1 Kings 4:28 - dromedaries 1 Kings 10:25 - and mules 2 Chronicles 30:10 - the posts Esther 3:12 - sealed Esther 9:29 - confirm Jeremiah 51:31 - post Daniel 6:8 - establish
11.
Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
to gather: Esther 9:2-16
to destroy: Psalms 37:14, Psalms 37:15, Psalms 68:3, Psalms 137:8, Psalms 146:6-9, Ezekiel 39:10
and to take the spoil: Esther 3:13, Esther 9:10, Esther 9:15, Esther 9:16, Isaiah 10:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:28 - the twelve Esther 7:4 - to be destroyed Esther 9:13 - according unto Proverbs 25:5 - away Jeremiah 25:10 - take from Jeremiah 48:4 - her
12.
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
one day: Esther 9:1, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 15:10, Judges 1:6, Judges 1:7
upon the thirteenth: Esther 3:13-15
Reciprocal: Ezra 6:15 - Adar Isaiah 3:21 - rings Acts 23:24 - beasts
13.
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
published: Heb. revealed
avenge themselves: Judges 16:28, Psalms 37:14, Psalms 37:15, Psalms 68:23, Psalms 92:10, Psalms 92:11, Psalms 149:6-9, Luke 18:7, Revelation 6:10
Reciprocal: Joshua 10:13 - until Esther 3:14 - The copy
14.
So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
being hastened: 1 Samuel 21:8, Ecclesiastes 9:10
Shushan: Esther 1:2, Esther 2:3, Esther 3:15, Nehemiah 1:1, Daniel 8:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:61 - they rode 1 Kings 4:28 - dromedaries 1 Kings 10:25 - and mules 2 Chronicles 30:6 - the posts went 2 Chronicles 30:10 - the posts Ezra 6:12 - I Darius Esther 3:13 - by posts Esther 3:14 - The copy Job 9:25 - swifter Jeremiah 51:31 - post
15.
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
royal apparel: Esther 5:1, Esther 6:8, Esther 6:11, Genesis 41:42, Matthew 6:29, Matthew 11:8, Luke 16:19
blue: or, violet, Esther 1:6
and with a great crown: Mordecai was now made the chief minister, or vizier, instead of Haman; and was accordingly invested with the "royal apparel," in conformity to the custom of the East. So we are informed, in the History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, that on the election of a new sheikh bellet, or chief of the country, in Egypt, the pasha who approves of him invests him with a robe of valuable fur. Perhaps the crown was one of the insignia of the office of vizier. Concerning the blue, fine linen, and purple; see note on Exodus 25:4, and see note on Exodus 39:27.
the city: Haman was too proud to be popular: few lamented his fall. Esther 3:15, Proverbs 29:2
Reciprocal: Judges 8:26 - purple 2 Kings 25:29 - changed Esther 10:2 - advanced him Psalms 67:2 - That Psalms 107:41 - setteth Proverbs 11:10 - it goeth Proverbs 28:12 - righteous Proverbs 31:22 - clothing Ecclesiastes 9:8 - thy garments Isaiah 22:21 - clothe Isaiah 61:3 - beauty Daniel 8:2 - Shushan Luke 7:25 - are in Revelation 3:4 - walk Revelation 4:4 - crowns
16.
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
Jews: Esther 4:1-3, Esther 4:16, Psalms 30:5-11
had light: That is, prosperity and hope. The dark cloud which had so long hung over them was dispelled; and again the sunshine of prosperity beamed upon them. Esther 9:17, Psalms 18:28, Psalms 97:11, Proverbs 4:18, Proverbs 4:19, Proverbs 11:10, Isaiah 30:29, Isaiah 30:30, Isaiah 35:10
Reciprocal: Psalms 34:5 - and were Psalms 118:27 - showed Jeremiah 2:23 - thou art a swift Acts 9:31 - were multiplied
17.
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
a feast: Esther 9:17, Esther 9:19, Esther 9:22, 1 Samuel 25:8, Nehemiah 8:10
many of the people: Psalms 18:43, Zechariah 8:20-23
for the fear: Esther 9:2, Genesis 35:5, Exodus 15:16, Deuteronomy 2:25, Deuteronomy 11:25
Reciprocal: Joshua 9:11 - our elders Esther 9:27 - all such Proverbs 28:28 - they perish Isaiah 14:1 - the strangers Isaiah 45:14 - they shall fall Jeremiah 33:9 - fear Zechariah 8:19 - joy Zechariah 10:9 - sow Matthew 23:15 - proselyte Acts 2:10 - Jews Acts 2:43 - fear Acts 9:31 - were multiplied Revelation 3:9 - I will make them to