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Esther 1:1
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Esther 1:1
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Vashti Angers the King
1 These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus,(A) who ruled 127 provinces(B) from India to Cush.
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Esther 3:13
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Esther 3:13
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13 Letters were sent by couriers(A) to each of the royal provinces telling the officials to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jewish people – young and old, women and children – and plunder their possessions on a single day,(B) the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.[a]
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- 3:13 LXX adds the text of Ahasuerus’s letter here.
Esther 9:30
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Esther 9:30
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30 He sent letters with assurances of peace and security[a] to all the Jews who were in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus,
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- 9:30 Or of peace and faithfulness
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