Thematic Bible
Esther 8:1 (show verse)
That same day King Ahasuerus awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed her relationship to Mordecai.
Esther 8:2 (show verse)
The king removed his signet ring he had recovered from Haman and gave it to Mordecai, and Esther put him in charge of Haman’s estate.
Esther 8:3 (show verse)
Then Esther addressed the king again. She fell at his feet, wept, and begged him to revoke the evil of Haman the Agagite, and his plot he had devised against the Jews.
Esther 8:4 (show verse)
The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, so she got up and stood before the king.
Esther 8:5 (show verse)
She said, “If it pleases the king, and I have found approval before him, if the matter seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his sight, let a royal edict be written. Let it revoke the documents the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.
Esther 8:6 (show verse)
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?”
Esther 8:7 (show verse)
King Ahasuerus said to Esther the Queen and to Mordecai the Jew, “Look, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
Esther 8:8 (show verse)
You may write in the king’s name whatever pleases you concerning the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. A document written in the king’s name and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”
Adorning » Rich apparel » Rings, for the fingers
Babylon » Empire of » Government of » A limited monarchy
King » Decrees of, irrevocable
Ornaments » Rich apparel » Rings, for the fingers
Persia » Government of, restricted by constitutional limitations
Ring » Given as a token
Rings » Of kings » Used for sealing decrees
Seal » A stamp used for signifying documents » Decrees signified by
Seal » A stamp used for signifying documents » Documents sealed with » Decrees
Seals » Impressions of » Attached to all royal decrees
Babylon » Empire of » Government of » A limited monarchy
King » Decrees of, irrevocable
Ornaments » Rich apparel » Rings, for the fingers
Persia » Government of, restricted by constitutional limitations
Ring » Given as a token
Rings » Of kings » Used for sealing decrees
Seal » A stamp used for signifying documents » Decrees signified by
Seal » A stamp used for signifying documents » Documents sealed with » Decrees
Seals » Impressions of » Attached to all royal decrees
Esther 8:9 (show verse)
On the twenty-third day of the third month (that is, the month Sivan), the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai ordered for the Jews, to the satraps, the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush. The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
Babylon » Empire of » At the time of ahasuerus
India » Probably the eastern limit of the kingdom of ahasuerus
Month » Sivan: (june)
Months » Names of the twelve » Third, sivan
Months » 3 sivan, june
Ring » Given as a token
Scribe (scribes) » The king's secretary (official recordist)
Sivan » Third month (june)
India » Probably the eastern limit of the kingdom of ahasuerus
Month » Sivan: (june)
Months » Names of the twelve » Third, sivan
Months » 3 sivan, june
Ring » Given as a token
Scribe (scribes) » The king's secretary (official recordist)
Sivan » Third month (june)
Esther 8:10 (show verse)
Mordecai wrote in King Ahasuerus’s name and sealed the edicts with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers, who rode fast horses bred from the royal racing mares.
Animals » Names of » Dromedaries, used as beasts if burden
Beasts » Unclean » Dromedary
Camel » Uses of » Posts
Camels » Used for » Conveying posts and messengers
Dromedaries » Dromedaries, used as beasts of burden
Horses » Used for » Conveying posts, &c
Mail » Information, public or private » Carried by a courier
Mules » Used for » Conveying posts and messengers
Post » of ahasuerus
Proclamation » Imperial
Ring » Given as a token
Rings » Of kings » Used for sealing decrees
Travelers » On errands requiring despatch » Went with great speed
Beasts » Unclean » Dromedary
Camel » Uses of » Posts
Camels » Used for » Conveying posts and messengers
Dromedaries » Dromedaries, used as beasts of burden
Horses » Used for » Conveying posts, &c
Mail » Information, public or private » Carried by a courier
Mules » Used for » Conveying posts and messengers
Post » of ahasuerus
Proclamation » Imperial
Ring » Given as a token
Rings » Of kings » Used for sealing decrees
Travelers » On errands requiring despatch » Went with great speed
Esther 8:11 (show verse)
The king’s edict gave the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate every ethnic and provincial army hostile to them, including women and children, and to take their possessions as spoils of war.
Esther 8:12 (show verse)
This would take place on a single day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.
Esther 8:13 (show verse)
A copy of the text, issued as law throughout every province, was distributed to all the peoples so the Jews could be ready to avenge themselves against their enemies on that day.
Esther 8:14 (show verse)
The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses at the king’s urgent command. The law was also issued in the fortress of Susa.
Camel » Uses of » Posts
King's decrees » Decrees of
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of » Dwelt in royal palaces
Mules » Used for » Conveying posts and messengers
Palaces » Of kings » Royal decrees issued from
Post » of ahasuerus
Proclamation » Imperial
Shushan (susa) » King's palace at
The Nation » Kings » Decrees of
King's decrees » Decrees of
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of » Dwelt in royal palaces
Mules » Used for » Conveying posts and messengers
Palaces » Of kings » Royal decrees issued from
Post » of ahasuerus
Proclamation » Imperial
Shushan (susa) » King's palace at
The Nation » Kings » Decrees of
Esther 8:15 (show verse)
Mordecai went from the king’s presence clothed in royal purple and white, with a great gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. The city of Susa shouted and rejoiced,
Clothing » Rich apparel, the wearing of
Colors » Blue: symbol of deity » Symbol of royalty
Crown » By queens
Crowns » Material
Dress » Clothing » Rich apparel, the wearing of
Garments » Materials used for » Linen
Gold » Used in the arts » Crowns made of
Joy » Instances of » Jews, over the hanging of haman
King » Chief officers of » The chief ruler
Linen » Livery of royal households made of
Medo-persian kingdom » Shushan a chief city of
Mordecai » Promoted in haman's place
Purple » Rich clothing
Shushan (susa) » King's palace at
Shushan (susa) » Capitol of the medo-persian empire
Colors » Blue: symbol of deity » Symbol of royalty
Crown » By queens
Crowns » Material
Dress » Clothing » Rich apparel, the wearing of
Garments » Materials used for » Linen
Gold » Used in the arts » Crowns made of
Joy » Instances of » Jews, over the hanging of haman
King » Chief officers of » The chief ruler
Linen » Livery of royal households made of
Medo-persian kingdom » Shushan a chief city of
Mordecai » Promoted in haman's place
Purple » Rich clothing
Shushan (susa) » King's palace at
Shushan (susa) » Capitol of the medo-persian empire
Esther 8:16 (show verse)
and the Jews celebrated with gladness, joy, and honor.
Esther 8:17 (show verse)
In every province and every city, wherever the king’s command and his law reached, joy and rejoicing took place among the Jews. There was a celebration and a holiday. And many of the ethnic groups of the land professed themselves to be Jews because fear of the Jews had overcome them.