Esther 2:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai  son of Jair, son of Shimei,  son of Kish,  a Benjaminite.

Cross References

Esther 10:3

Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus.  He was famous among the Jews and highly esteemed by many of his relatives.  He continued to pursue prosperity for his people and to speak for the well-being of all his descendants.

Esther 5:1

On the third day,  Esther dressed in her royal clothing and stood in the inner courtyard  of the palace facing it. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom,  facing its entrance.

Esther 2:3

Let the king appoint commissioners  in each province of his kingdom, so that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem at the fortress of Susa.  Put them under the supervision of Hegai, the king’s eunuch,  keeper of the women,  and give them the required beauty treatments.

Esther 1:2

In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne  in the fortress at Susa.

2 Samuel 16:5

When King David got to Bahurim, a man belonging to the family of the house of Saul was just coming out.  His name was Shimei son of Gera,  and he was yelling curses as he approached.

1 Samuel 9:1

There was a prominent man of Benjamin named Kish  son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite.

Esther 2:4

Then the young woman who pleases the king  will become queen instead of Vashti.’  This suggestion pleased the king, and he did accordingly.

2 Kings 24:12

King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials,  surrendered to the king of Babylon. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.

2 Kings 24:15

Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehoiachin to Babylon. He took the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.