Esther 4 — The Holy Bible — King James Version

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Esther

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In chapter 4 the king of Persia issues a royal proclamation ordering the execution of Haman, the chief of the Jews' enemies, for plotting to destroy them. Haman, who had been given a special order to kill all Jews, is forced to cut off his own head and is hanged, while his robe is displayed as a warning. The chapter ends with the king's decree being fulfilled and the people rejoicing.

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(1) When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

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Esther 3:8 Esther 3:9 Esther 3:10 Esther 3:11 Esther 3:12 Esther 3:13 II Samuel 1:11 Job 1:20 Jonah 3:4 Jonah 3:5 Jonah 3:6 Jonah 3:7

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Esther 3:6 I Kings 21:27 II Kings 5:8 Esther 2:20 Esther 5:9 Esther 8:2

(2) And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

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Nehemiah 12:39 Ezekiel 46:9 Ezekiel 46:2 Esther 3:3 Esther 8:8 Zechariah 14:10

(3) And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

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Esther 1:1 Esther 3:12 I Samuel 4:13 I Samuel 4:14 I Samuel 11:4 Isaiah 22:4 Isaiah 22:12 Isaiah 37:1 Isaiah 37:2 Isaiah 37:3 Matthew 13:42 Matthew 22:13

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Esther 8:17 Esther 3:12 Esther 8:8 Esther 9:1 Esther 2:8 Esther 3:3

(4) So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.

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Esther 1:12 I Samuel 8:15 II Kings 9:32 Isaiah 56:3 Acts 8:27 Genesis 37:35 Psalms 77:2 Jeremiah 31:15

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Esther 4:1 Esther 3:6

(5) Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.

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Esther 1:10 Esther 1:12 Romans 12:15 I Corinthians 12:26 Philippians 2:4 Hebrews 4:15

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Esther 3:3 Esther 2:15 Esther 2:20 Esther 2:8 Esther 2:21 Esther 8:8

(6) So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.

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Esther 4:3 Esther 7:2 Esther 9:12

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Esther 3:3 Nehemiah 12:39 Ezekiel 46:9 Esther 2:21 Esther 3:2 Esther 4:2

(7) And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.

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Esther 3:2 Esther 3:3 Esther 3:4 Esther 3:5 Esther 3:6 Esther 3:7 Esther 3:8 Esther 3:9 Esther 3:10 Esther 3:11 Esther 3:12 Esther 3:13

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Esther 3:6 Esther 9:24 Esther 5:9 Esther 8:8 Esther 8:5 II Chronicles 24:11

(8) Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.

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Esther 3:14 Esther 3:15 Esther 2:20 I Timothy 6:13 I Timothy 6:17 Job 9:15 Proverbs 16:14 Proverbs 16:15 Ecclesiastes 10:4 Acts 12:20 Esther 7:3 Esther 7:4

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Ezra 6:12 Daniel 2:24 Isaiah 41:22 Ezekiel 40:4 I Chronicles 23:32 Esther 7:2

(9) And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

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Esther 2:20 Esther 2:15 Esther 2:22 Esther 3:6 Esther 4:5 Esther 4:10

(10) Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;

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Esther 2:20 Esther 4:5 Numbers 9:23 I John 2:7 Esther 2:15 Esther 2:22

(11) All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

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Esther 5:1 Daniel 2:9 Esther 5:2 Esther 8:4 Esther 1:19 Esther 2:14 I Peter 3:7

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Esther 8:8 Romans 14:8 Esther 3:3 Esther 3:12 Esther 5:1 Esther 3:8

(12) And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.

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Esther 3:6

(13) Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.

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Proverbs 24:10 Proverbs 24:11 Proverbs 24:12 Matthew 16:24 Matthew 16:25 John 12:25 Philippians 2:30 Hebrews 12:3

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Esther 8:8 Esther 2:15 Esther 3:3 Esther 8:9 Esther 8:17 Esther 3:6

(14) For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

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Genesis 22:14 Numbers 23:22 Numbers 23:23 Numbers 23:24 Deuteronomy 32:26 Deuteronomy 32:27 Deuteronomy 32:36 I Samuel 12:22 Isaiah 54:17 Jeremiah 30:11 Jeremiah 33:24 Jeremiah 33:25

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Romans 14:8 I Corinthians 12:13 I Corinthians 13:8 II Corinthians 12:2 Esther 8:17 John 19:21

(15) Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,

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Song of Solomon 6:13 Esther 2:20 Jeremiah 15:19 Jeremiah 44:14 Ezekiel 16:55 Malachi 3:7

(16) Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

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II Chronicles 20:3 Isaiah 22:12 Joel 1:14 Joel 1:15 Joel 2:12 Joel 2:13 Joel 2:14 Joel 2:15 Joel 2:16 Joel 2:17 Jonah 3:4 Jonah 3:5

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Zechariah 8:19 Mark 2:18 Esther 8:11 Isaiah 58:4 Isaiah 58:5 Matthew 6:16

(17) So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

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Esther 2:20 Esther 2:15 Esther 2:22 Esther 3:6 Esther 8:1 Esther 8:2

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