Discovery Box| (0.50) | Est 1:15 |
| The king asked, 1 “By law, 2 what should be done to Queen Vashti in light of the fact that she has not obeyed the instructions of King Ahasuerus conveyed through the eunuchs?” |
| (0.50) | Est 2:4 |
| Let the young woman whom the king finds most attractive 1 become queen in place of Vashti.” This seemed like a good idea to the king, 2 so he acted accordingly. |
| (0.50) | Est 2:6 |
| who had been taken into exile from Jerusalem 1 with the captives who had been carried into exile with Jeconiah 2 king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile. |
| (0.50) | Est 2:23 |
| The king then had the matter investigated and, finding it to be so, had the two conspirators 1 hanged on a gallows. 2 It was then recorded in the daily chronicles in the king’s presence. |
| (0.50) | Est 3:9 |
| If the king is so inclined, 1 let an edict be issued 2 to destroy them. I will pay ten thousand talents of silver 3 to be conveyed to the king’s treasuries for the officials who carry out this business.” |
| (0.50) | Est 3:15 |
| The messengers 1 scurried forth 2 with the king’s order. 3 The edict was issued in Susa the citadel. While the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in an uproar! 4 |
| (0.50) | Est 5:2 |
| When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she met with his approval. 1 The king extended to Esther the gold scepter that was in his hand, and Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter. |
| (0.50) | Est 5:11 |
| Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, 1 his many sons, 2 and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king’s other officials and servants. |
| (0.50) | Est 6:1 |
| Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep, 1 so he asked for the book containing the historical records 2 to be brought. As the records 3 were being read in the king’s presence, |
| (0.50) | Est 6:2 |
| it was found written that Mordecai had disclosed that Bigthana 1 and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, had plotted to assassinate 2 King Ahasuerus. |
| (0.50) | Est 6:3 |
| The king asked, “What great honor 1 was bestowed on Mordecai because of this?” The king’s attendants who served him responded, “Not a thing was done for him.” |
| (0.50) | Est 6:4 |
| Then the king said, “Who is that in the courtyard?” Now Haman had come to the outer courtyard of the palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had constructed for him. |
| (0.50) | Est 7:3 |
| Queen Esther replied, “If I have met with your approval, 1 O king, and if the king is so inclined, grant me my life as my request, and my people as my petition. |
| (0.50) | Est 7:7 |
| In rage the king arose from the banquet of wine and withdrew to the palace garden. Meanwhile, Haman stood to beg Queen Esther for his life, 1 for he realized that the king had now determined a catastrophic end for him. 2 |
| (0.50) | Est 8:1 |
| On that same day King Ahasuerus gave the estate 1 of Haman, that adversary of the Jews, to Queen Esther. Now Mordecai had come before the king, for Esther had revealed how he was related to her. |
| (0.50) | Est 8:10 |
| Mordecai 1 wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king’s signet ring. He then sent letters by couriers on horses, who rode royal horses that were very swift. |
| (0.50) | Ecc 2:12 |
| Next, I decided to consider 1 wisdom, as well as foolish behavior and ideas. 2 For what more can the king’s successor do than what the king 3 has already done? |
| (0.50) | Isa 37:10 |
| “Tell King Hezekiah of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says, “Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.” |
| (0.50) | Jer 22:10 |
| “‘Do not weep for the king who was killed. Do not grieve for him. But weep mournfully for the king who has gone into exile. For he will never return to see his native land again. 1 |
| (0.50) | Jer 25:1 |
| In the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah, the Lord spoke to Jeremiah 1 concerning all the people of Judah. (That was the same as the first year that Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon.) 2 |
