23 occurrences in 13 translations

'Word' in the Bible

and the queen Vashti refuseth to come in at the word of the king that is by the hand of the eunuchs, and the king is very wroth, and his fury hath burned in him.

Verse ConceptsAnger Of Man, CauseNamed People Angry With Others

And the king saith to wise men, knowing the times -- for so is the word of the king before all knowing law and judgment,

Verse ConceptsDiscernment, Nature Of

What shall be done to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the word of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

for go forth doth the word of the queen unto all the women, to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, in their saying, The king Ahasuerus said to bring in Vashti the queen before him, and she did not come;

Verse ConceptsWivesWronging Other People

yea, this day do princesses of Persia and Media, who have heard the word of the queen, say so to all heads of the king, even according to the sufficiency of contempt and wrath.

If to the king it be good, there goeth forth a royal word from before him, and it is written with the laws of Persia and Media, and doth not pass away, that Vashti doth not come in before the king Ahasuerus, and her royalty doth the king give to her companion who is better than she;

Verse ConceptsHuman LawDeposing

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

And it cometh to pass, in the word of the king, even his law, being heard, and in many young women being gathered unto Shushan the palace, unto the hand of Hegai, that Esther is taken unto the house of the king, unto the hand of Hegai, keeper of the women,

And Mordecai, having knowledge of their purpose, sent word of it to Esther the queen; and Esther gave the news to the king in Mordecai's name.

Verse ConceptsGiving Information

The runners have gone forth, hastened by the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace, and the king and Haman have sat down to drink, and the city Shushan is perplexed.

Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfPuzzlement

And in every province and province, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, a great mourning have the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and lamenting: sackcloth and ashes are spread for many.

Verse ConceptsProvincesAshesWailingPeople Mourning Catastrophe

And Esther's women and her servants came and gave her word of it. Then great was the grief of the queen: and she sent robes for Mordecai, so that his clothing of haircloth might be taken off; but he would not have them.

Verse ConceptsClothing, Need OfAnxiety, Examples OfPeople Giving Clothes

and the king saith, 'Haste ye Haman -- to do the word of Esther;' and the king cometh in, and Haman, unto the banquet that Esther hath made.

Verse ConceptsHurrying Others On

if I have found grace in the eyes of the king, and if unto the king it be good, to give my petition, and to perform my request, the king doth come, and Haman, unto the banquet that I make for them, and to-morrow I do according to the word of the king.'

Verse ConceptsBanquets, CharaceristicsMan's Action TomorrowFavor

It came out that it was recorded in the book how Mordecai had given word of the designs of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's servants, keepers of the door, by whom an attack on the king had been designed.

Verse ConceptsDoorkeepersAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleConspiracy

Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

Verse ConceptsBedsPeople Tumbling

Then Harbonah, one of the unsexed servants waiting before the king, said, See, the pillar fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who said a good word for the king, is still in its place in Haman's house. Then the king said, Put him to death by hanging him on it.

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsAbasement, Examples OfDimensions Of Other Things

The runners, riding on the dromedary, and the mules, have gone out, hastened and pressed by the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace.

Verse ConceptsMules

and in every province and province, and in every city and city, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, gladness and joy are to the Jews, a banquet, and a good day; and many of the peoples of the land are becoming Jews, for a fear of the Jews hath fallen upon them.

Verse ConceptsFearing Other PeopleRejoicing In God's Works

And in the twelfth month -- it is the month of Adar -- on the thirteenth day of it, in which the word of the king, even his law, hath come to be done, in the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to rule over them, and it is turned that the Jews rule over those hating them --

Verse ConceptsMonth 12Jews Under ThreatHating Peoples

Mordecai was of high rank in the king's palace, and word about him was spreading throughout all the provinces. His influence continued to become greater and greater.

Verse ConceptsFameProvinces

And the Jews gave their word to go on as they had been doing and as Mordecai had given them orders in writing;

Verse ConceptsObeying People

For this reason these days are called Purim, from the word Pur.Because of all the instructions in this letter as well as what they had witnessed and what had happened to them,

Verse ConceptsPurimthe anniversary FeastsCelebrationcelebrating

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