This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Esther (Greek) 3:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 202112 But Queen Vashti refused to obey him and would not come with the eunuchs. This offended the king, and he became furious. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible12 So in the first month, on the thirteenth day, royal scribes were summoned to write down everything that Haman ordered in the name of King Artaxerxes. The orders were sent out to the governors and rulers in charge of each province, from India to Ethiopia, to one hundred twenty-seven regions in their own language. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version12 And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month. And they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus. And the letters, sealed with his ring, See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)12 So on the thirteenth day of the first month, Haman called the king's secretaries and dictated a proclamation to be translated into every language in the empire and to be sent to all the rulers and governors. It was issued in the name of King Xerxes and sent to all the 127 provinces, which stretched from India to Ethiopia. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers12 So the king’s recorders were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day, and they wrote as Haman commanded to the captains and governors in every province, from India even to Ethiopia, to one hundred twenty-seven provinces; and to the rulers of the nations according to their languages, in the name of King Ahasuerus. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition12 On the thirteenth day of the first month, Haman called in the king's secretaries and ordered them to write a letter and make copies in every language used in the kingdom. The letter was to be written in the name of King Artaxerxes and sent to the generals of his army and to the governors of his 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia. See the chapter |