Esther (Greek) 17
17
Esther (Greek) 8
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Add Est 3.14
; 4.8“Let copies of the decree be posted conspicuously in all the kingdom, and let all the Jews be ready on that day to fight against their enemies.”
14So the messengers on horseback set out with all speed to perform what the king had commanded, and the decree was posted also in Susa. 15#Gn 41.42; Dan 5.29; Add Est 3.15Mordecai went out dressed in the royal robe and wearing a gold crown and a turban of purple linen. The people in Susa rejoiced on seeing him. 16And the Jews had light and gladness 17#Add Est 9.2, 19, 22, 27in every city and province wherever the decree was published; wherever the proclamation was made, the Jews had joy and gladness, a banquet and a holiday. And many of the nations were circumcised and became Jews out of fear of the Jews.
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