Esther 1:19
The Scripture
(19) If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The chapter opens with King Xerxes issuing a decree that anyone who opposes him will be executed, and Mordecai, a Jewish official, warns his people to obey. Esther, a cousin of Mordecai, volunteers to deliver the message to the king, showing courage and loyalty to her people.
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