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Now 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;)
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.
For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
On that day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king,
And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.
Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
But the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,
But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores.
And 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?
And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
For 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 speaking peace to all his seed.
For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.
Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.
For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts— He is the King of Glory. Selah
The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.
They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.
Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.
They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord— Selah
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,
Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn shout for joy before the LORD, the King.
The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.
The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;
He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:
Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.
To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.
And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
and slaughtered mighty kings— His loving devotion endures forever.
Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever.
And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
and Og king of Bashan— His loving devotion endures forever.
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.