{"id":1267,"date":"2014-11-03T02:11:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T02:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est08\/"},"modified":"2019-08-28T13:29:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:29:19","slug":"est08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est08\/","title":{"rendered":"Esther 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 8<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews\u2019 enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he <span class=\"add\">was<\/span> unto her.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing <span class=\"add\">seem<\/span> right before the king, and I <span class=\"add\">be<\/span> 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 <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> in all the king\u2019s provinces:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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? <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king\u2019s name, and seal <span class=\"add\">it<\/span> with the king\u2019s ring: for the writing which is written in the king\u2019s name, and sealed with the king\u2019s ring, may no man reverse.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then were the king\u2019s scribes called at that time in the third month, that <span class=\"add\">is,<\/span> the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth <span class=\"add\">day<\/span> 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 <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> 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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus\u2019 name, and sealed it with the king\u2019s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, <span class=\"add\">and<\/span> riders on mules, camels, <span class=\"add\">and<\/span> young dromedaries:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Wherein the king granted the Jews which <span class=\"add\">were<\/span> 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, <span class=\"add\">both<\/span> little ones and women, and <span class=\"add\">to take<\/span> the spoil of them for a prey,  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, <span class=\"add\">namely,<\/span> upon the thirteenth <span class=\"add\">day<\/span> of the twelfth month, which <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> the month Adar.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province <span class=\"add\">was<\/span> published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"add\">So<\/span> the posts that rode upon mules <span class=\"add\">and<\/span> camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king\u2019s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king\u2019s 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. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Esther Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/est10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8 1\u00a0On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews\u2019 enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. 2\u00a0And 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\u00a0And 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\u00a0Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, 5\u00a0And 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\u2019s provinces: 6\u00a0For 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\u00a0Then 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\u00a0Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king\u2019s name, and seal it with the king\u2019s ring: for the writing which is written in the king\u2019s name, and sealed with the king\u2019s ring, may no man reverse. 9\u00a0Then were the king\u2019s scribes called at that time in the third month,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-1267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-esther"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3594,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1267\/revisions\/3594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}