Esther 9:22

American Standard Version 2015

as the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

Cross References

Psalm 30:11

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing;\par\tab Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Galatians 2:10

only {\i they would} that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.\par

Isaiah 14:3

And it shall come to pass in the day that Jehovah shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service wherein thou wast made to serve,

Esther 9:19

Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar {\i a day of} gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.\par

Luke 11:41

But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Psalm 103:2

Bless Jehovah, O my soul,\par\tab And forget not all his benefits:

Revelation 11:10

And they that dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and make merry; and they shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwell on the earth.

1 Samuel 25:8

Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee: wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes; for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

Esther 9:21

to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

Esther 9:23

And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;

Deuteronomy 15:7

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

Deuteronomy 16:14

and thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

Deuteronomy 16:15

Seven days shalt thou keep a feast unto Jehovah thy God in the place which Jehovah shall choose; because Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the work of thy hands, and thou shalt be altogether joyful.

Psalm 30:12

To the end that {\i my} glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent.\par\tab O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.\par

Psalm 37:15

Their sword shall enter into their own heart,\par\tab And their bows shall be broken.

Psalm 149:7

To execute vengeance upon the nations,\par\tab And punishments upon the peoples;

Zechariah 8:19

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The fast of the fourth {\i month}, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love truth and peace.