Queen Vashti deposed 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush: 2 at that time King Xerxes…

Esther made queen 1 Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. 2 Then the king’s…

Haman’s plot to destroy the Jews 1 After these events, King Xerxes honoured Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and giving him a seat of honour higher than…

Mordecai persuades Esther to help 1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city,…

Esther’s request to the king 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…

Mordecai honoured 1 That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to…

Haman impaled 1 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, 2 and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, ‘Queen Esther,…

The king’s edict on behalf of the Jews 1 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into…

1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of…

The greatness of Mordecai 1 King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores. 2 And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account…