Esther 8
(1) That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told the king on how Mordecai was related to her. (2) The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman's estate.
(3) Esther again pleaded with the king, falling at his feet and weeping. She begged him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews. (4) Then the king extended the gold scepter to Esther and she arose and stood before him.
(5) "If it pleases the king," she began, "and if he regards me with favor and thinks it is the right thing to do, and if he is pleased with me, let an order be written overruling that Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, devised and wrote to destroy all the Jews in the king's provinces. (6) For how can i stand to see disaster fall on my people? And how can i watch as my family is killed?"
(7) King Xerxes replied to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, "Because Haman attacked the Jews, I have given his estate to Esther, and they have hanged him on the gallows, (8) now write another decree in the king's name in behalf of the Jews as it seems best to you, and seal it with the king's signet ring-for no document written in the king's name and sealed with the king's ring can be revoked."
(9) At once the royal secretaries were summoned-on the twenty-third day, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai's orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush. These orders were written in the script of each province and the language of each people and also to the Jews in their own script and language. (10) Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes, sealed the dispatches with the king's signet ring, and sent them by mounted couriers, who rode fast horses especially bred for the king.
(11) The king's edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate any armed force of any nationality or province that might attacked them and their women and children; and to plunder the property of their enemies. (12) The day appointed for the Jews to do this in all the provinces of King Xerxes, was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar. (13) A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued as law in every province, and made known to the people of every nationality so that the Jews would be ready to avenge themselves on their enemies.
(14) The couriers, riding the royal horses, raced out, spurred on by the king's command. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
(15) Mordecai left the king's presence wearing royal garments of white and blue, a large crown and purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration. (16) For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy and gladness and honor. (17) In every province and every city where the edict of the king went, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feating and celebrating. And many people of different nationalites because of fear the Jews had siezed them.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Esther 7
(1) So the king and Haman went to dine at the banquet Esther had prepared for them. (2) And as they were drinking wine on that second day, the king again asked, "Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be granted. What is your request? Even if it be half the kingdom, it will be given to you."
(3) Then Queen Esther answered, "If I have found favor with you, O king, and if it pleases your majesty, grant me my life-this is my petition. And spare my people- this is my request. (4) For I and my people have been sold for destruction and slaughter and annihilation. If we merely had been sold as male and female slaves I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king."
(5) And then the king asked, "Who is he? Where is the man who had dares to do such a thing?!"
(6) And Esther replied, "The adversary and enemy is this vile Haman." Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. (7) The king got up in rage, left his wine and went out into the palace garden to the banquet hall. But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate, stayed behind to beg Esther for his life.
(8) Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, "Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in my house?!" As soon as the word left the king's mouth, the eunuchs covered Haman's face.
(9) Then Harbona, one of the king's eunuchs, said, "A gallows has been built seventy five feet high near Haman's house, he was going to hang Mordecai on it, the one who spoke up to save the king."
The king exclaimed, "HANG HAMAN ON IT!!!!"
(10) So they hanged Haman on the seventy five foot gallows. And the king's fury subsided.....
TAKE THAT HAMAN!!! OWNED!!! :)
(1) So the king and Haman went to dine at the banquet Esther had prepared for them. (2) And as they were drinking wine on that second day, the king again asked, "Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be granted. What is your request? Even if it be half the kingdom, it will be given to you."
(3) Then Queen Esther answered, "If I have found favor with you, O king, and if it pleases your majesty, grant me my life-this is my petition. And spare my people- this is my request. (4) For I and my people have been sold for destruction and slaughter and annihilation. If we merely had been sold as male and female slaves I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king."
(5) And then the king asked, "Who is he? Where is the man who had dares to do such a thing?!"
(6) And Esther replied, "The adversary and enemy is this vile Haman." Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. (7) The king got up in rage, left his wine and went out into the palace garden to the banquet hall. But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate, stayed behind to beg Esther for his life.
(8) Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, "Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in my house?!" As soon as the word left the king's mouth, the eunuchs covered Haman's face.
(9) Then Harbona, one of the king's eunuchs, said, "A gallows has been built seventy five feet high near Haman's house, he was going to hang Mordecai on it, the one who spoke up to save the king."
The king exclaimed, "HANG HAMAN ON IT!!!!"
(10) So they hanged Haman on the seventy five foot gallows. And the king's fury subsided.....
TAKE THAT HAMAN!!! OWNED!!! :)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Esther Chapter 6
(1) That night, the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. (2) It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
(3) "What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?" asked the king.
"Nothing has been done for him," replied his attendants.
(4) The King said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had erected for him.
(5) His attendants answered, "Haman is in the court." "Bring him in." the king ordered.
(6) When Haman entered, the king asked him, "What should be done for a man the king delights to honor?"
Now Haman thought to himself, "Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?" (7) So Haman answered, "For the man who the king delights to honor, (8) have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head. (9) Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king's most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honor, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, 'This is what is done to a man the king delights to honor!'"
(10) "Go at once," the king commanded, "And do what ye have suggested to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended."
(11) So Haman went and clothed Mordecai in the royal robe, and sat him upon the royal horse. Then he led him through the city, proclaiming before him, "This is what is done to a man who the king delights to honor!"
(12) Afterward Mordecai returned to the king's gate, but Haman hurried home, his head full of grief. (13) He told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him.
His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, "Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him-you will surely come to ruin!" (14) While they were still talking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived to take him to the banquet Esther had prepared.
(1) That night, the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. (2) It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
(3) "What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?" asked the king.
"Nothing has been done for him," replied his attendants.
(4) The King said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had erected for him.
(5) His attendants answered, "Haman is in the court." "Bring him in." the king ordered.
(6) When Haman entered, the king asked him, "What should be done for a man the king delights to honor?"
Now Haman thought to himself, "Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?" (7) So Haman answered, "For the man who the king delights to honor, (8) have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head. (9) Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king's most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honor, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, 'This is what is done to a man the king delights to honor!'"
(10) "Go at once," the king commanded, "And do what ye have suggested to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended."
(11) So Haman went and clothed Mordecai in the royal robe, and sat him upon the royal horse. Then he led him through the city, proclaiming before him, "This is what is done to a man who the king delights to honor!"
(12) Afterward Mordecai returned to the king's gate, but Haman hurried home, his head full of grief. (13) He told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him.
His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, "Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him-you will surely come to ruin!" (14) While they were still talking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived to take him to the banquet Esther had prepared.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Sorry! I wasn't able to post a chapter yesterday because i was hanging out with Leah. So I'm going to post two chapters today :)
Esther 4
(1) When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. (2) But, he went only as far as the king's gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it. (3) In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was a great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
(4) When Esther's maids and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. (5) Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs assigned to attend to her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.
(6) So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king's gate. (7) Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews. (8) He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and to explain to her, and he told him to urge her to go into the king's precense and beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.
(9) Hathach went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said. (10) Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai, (11) "All the king's officials and the people of the royal provinces know that any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: That he be put to death. The only exception to this is for the king to extend his gold sceptor to him and spare his life. But thirty days have passed since i was called on by the king."
(12) When Esther's words were reported to Mordecai, (13) he gave back this answer, "Do not think of that because you are in the king's house you alone of all the Jews will escape. (14) For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance fro the Jews will rise from another place, but you and your father's family shall perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?"
(15) Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:(16) "Go, gather all the Jews in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."
(17) So Mordecai went to carry out all of Esther's instructions.
Esther Chapter 5
(1) On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king's hall. The King was sitting on the royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. (2) When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her, and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
(3)Then the king asked, "What is it Esther? What is your request? Even if it be half the kingdom it will be given to you."
(4) "If it pleases the king," replied Esther, "Let the king, together with Haman, come today for a banquet I have prepared for him."
(5) "Bring Haman at once." said the king, "So that we may do what Esther asks." So the king and Haman went to the banquet Esther had prepared. (6) As they were drinking wine, the king again asked Esther, "Now, what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what is your request? Even if it be half the kingdom it will be yours."
(7) And Esther replied, "My petition and my request is this: (8) If the king regards me with favor and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fill my request, let the king and Haman come tomorrow for another banquet that I shall prepare for you."
(9) Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. but when he saw Mordecai at the king's gate and observed that he neither rose or showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai. (10) Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. Calling together his friends and Zeresh, his wife, (11) Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials. (12) "And that's not all," Haman continued, "I'm the only person Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow. (13) But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that filthy Jew Mordecai at the king's gate."
(14) His wife and friends said to him, "Have a gallows built, sevety five feet high, and ask the king in the Morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go with the king to the dinner and be happy." This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the gallows built.
What Haman doesnt know is that he built his own gallow :)
Esther 4
(1) When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. (2) But, he went only as far as the king's gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it. (3) In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was a great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
(4) When Esther's maids and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. (5) Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs assigned to attend to her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.
(6) So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king's gate. (7) Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews. (8) He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and to explain to her, and he told him to urge her to go into the king's precense and beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.
(9) Hathach went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said. (10) Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai, (11) "All the king's officials and the people of the royal provinces know that any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: That he be put to death. The only exception to this is for the king to extend his gold sceptor to him and spare his life. But thirty days have passed since i was called on by the king."
(12) When Esther's words were reported to Mordecai, (13) he gave back this answer, "Do not think of that because you are in the king's house you alone of all the Jews will escape. (14) For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance fro the Jews will rise from another place, but you and your father's family shall perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?"
(15) Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:(16) "Go, gather all the Jews in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."
(17) So Mordecai went to carry out all of Esther's instructions.
Esther Chapter 5
(1) On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king's hall. The King was sitting on the royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. (2) When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her, and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
(3)Then the king asked, "What is it Esther? What is your request? Even if it be half the kingdom it will be given to you."
(4) "If it pleases the king," replied Esther, "Let the king, together with Haman, come today for a banquet I have prepared for him."
(5) "Bring Haman at once." said the king, "So that we may do what Esther asks." So the king and Haman went to the banquet Esther had prepared. (6) As they were drinking wine, the king again asked Esther, "Now, what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what is your request? Even if it be half the kingdom it will be yours."
(7) And Esther replied, "My petition and my request is this: (8) If the king regards me with favor and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fill my request, let the king and Haman come tomorrow for another banquet that I shall prepare for you."
(9) Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. but when he saw Mordecai at the king's gate and observed that he neither rose or showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai. (10) Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. Calling together his friends and Zeresh, his wife, (11) Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials. (12) "And that's not all," Haman continued, "I'm the only person Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow. (13) But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that filthy Jew Mordecai at the king's gate."
(14) His wife and friends said to him, "Have a gallows built, sevety five feet high, and ask the king in the Morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go with the king to the dinner and be happy." This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the gallows built.
What Haman doesnt know is that he built his own gallow :)
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