In every province and every city, wherever the king's edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them. People Ahasuerus, Esther, Haman, Hammedatha, MordecaiPlaces Ethiopia, India, SusaTopics Arrived, Banquet, Becoming, Celebrating, Command, Commandment, Declared, Decree, Dread, Edict, Fallen, Fear, Feast, Feasting, Fell, Glad, Gladness, Holiday, Jews, Joy, Kingdom, King's, Law, Letter, Nationalities, Order, Peoples, Province, Seized, Themselves, Town, Wherever, WhithersoeverOutline 1. Mordecai is advanced.3. Esther makes suit to reverse Haman's letters. 7. Xerxes grants to the Jews to defend themselves. 15. Mordecai's honor, and the Jews' joy. Jump to Previous City Commandment Decree Fallen Fear Feast Fell Gladness Good Jews Joy King's Peoples Province Wherever WhithersoeverJump to Next City Commandment Decree Fallen Fear Feast Fell Gladness Good Jews Joy King's Peoples Province Wherever WhithersoeverLibrary The Net Broken'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 … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Blessed Privilege of Seeing God Explained Esther Parallel Verses NASB: In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree arrived, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.KJV: 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. Links Esther 8:17 NIV • Esther 8:17 NLT • Esther 8:17 ESV • Esther 8:17 NASB • Esther 8:17 KJVResources Esther 8:17 Bible AppsEsther 8:17 Parallel Esther 8:17 Biblia Paralela Esther 8:17 Chinese Bible Esther 8:17 French Bible Esther 8:17 German Bible Esther 8:17 Commentaries Bible Hub |