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Esther 8
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King James Version
The King’s Edict in
Behalf of the Jews
1 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of
Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came
before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman,
and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the
house of Haman.
3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at
his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief
of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against
the Jews.
4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So
Esther arose, and stood before the king,
5 And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in
his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be
pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters
devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he
wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:
6 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my
people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my
kindred?
7 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to
Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman,
and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his
hand upon the Jews.
8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's
name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is
written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may
no man reverse.
9 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third
month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day
thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai
commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the
deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto
Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every
province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people
after their language, and to the Jews according to their
writing, and according to their language.
10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with
the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and
riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
11 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to
gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to
destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the
people and province that would assault them, both little ones
and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely,
upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month
Adar.
13 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in
every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews
should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their
enemies.
14 So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being
hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the
decree was given at Shushan the palace.
The Triumph of
the Jews
15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal
apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and
with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan
rejoiced and was glad.
16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the
king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and
gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the
land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.1
References and notes
1. King James Authorized Version
2. CLARKE'S COMMENTARY
- ESTHER 1 - http://www.godrules.net/library/clarke/clarkeest1.htm
3.
CLARKE'S COMMENTARY
- ESTHER 8 - http://www.godrules.net/library/clarke/clarkeest8.htm
4. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther#Esther_in_Christianity
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Cults 
Why Did God Permit Sin?
Ahasuerus
invests Mordecai with the offices and dignities possessed by
Haman, 1, 2.