Discovery Box| (0.50) | Est 2:16 |
| Then Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus at his royal residence in the tenth 1 month (that is, the month of Tebeth) in the seventh 2 year of his reign. |
| (0.50) | Est 3:10 |
| So the king removed his signet ring 1 from his hand and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, who was hostile toward the Jews. |
| (0.50) | Est 5:3 |
| The king said to her, “What is on your mind, 1 Queen Esther? What is your request? Even as much as half the kingdom will be given to you!” |
| (0.50) | Est 5:13 |
| Yet all of this fails to satisfy me so long as I have to see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” |
| (0.50) | Est 6:12 |
| Then Mordecai again sat at the king’s gate, while Haman hurried away to his home, mournful and with a veil over his head. |
| (0.50) | Est 6:14 |
| While they were still speaking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived. They quickly brought Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared. |
| (0.50) | Est 7:5 |
| Then King Ahasuerus responded 1 to Queen Esther, “Who is this individual? Where is this person to be found who is presumptuous enough 2 to act in this way?” |
| (0.50) | Est 7:6 |
| Esther replied, “The oppressor and enemy is this evil Haman!” Then Haman became terrified in the presence of the king and queen. |
| (0.50) | Est 7:10 |
| So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king’s rage then abated. |
| (0.50) | Est 9:11 |
| On that same day the number of those killed in Susa the citadel was brought to the king’s attention. |
| (0.50) | Est 9:14 |
| So the king issued orders for this to be done. A law was passed in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged. |
| (0.50) | Est 9:20 |
| Mordecai wrote these matters down and sent letters to all the Jews who were throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, |
| (0.50) | Job 29:25 |
| I chose 1 the way for them 2 and sat as their chief; 3 I lived like a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners. 4 |
| (0.50) | Psa 2:7 |
| The king says, 1 “I will announce the Lord’s decree. He said to me: 2 ‘You are my son! 3 This very day I have become your father! |
| (0.50) | Psa 21:1 |
| For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; 2 he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide. 3 |
| (0.50) | Psa 45:14 |
| In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you. 1 |
| (0.50) | Psa 55:19 |
| God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. 1 (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God. 2 |
| (0.50) | Psa 63:11 |
| But the king 1 will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name 2 will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up. 3 |
| (0.50) | Psa 91:1 |
| As for you, the one who lives 2 in the shelter of the sovereign One, 3 and resides in the protective shadow 4 of the mighty king 5 – |
| (0.50) | Psa 99:4 |
| The king is strong; he loves justice. 1 You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; 2 you promote justice and equity in Jacob. |
