Esther 3:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order?

Cross References

Esther 2:19

And when the virgins came together in the second house of the women, Mordecai took his seat in the doorway of the king's house.

Esther 3:2

And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.

Esther 3:4

Now when they had said this to him day after day and he gave no attention, they let Haman have news of it, to see if Mordecai's behaviour would be overlooked: for he had said to them that he was a Jew.

Exodus 1:17

But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.