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Esther 3:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

After all this took place, King Ahasuerus honoured Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite.  He promoted him in rank and gave him a higher position than all the other officials.

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Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will be by abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.


and over them three administrators, including Daniel.  These satraps would be accountable to them so that the king would not be defrauded.


Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honoured him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.


The king removed his signet ring  from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.


Samuel declared: As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women. Then he hacked Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.


You will be over my house, and all my people will obey your commands.  , Only I, as king,  will be greater than you.’


When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, people groan.


Then Esther addressed the king again.  She fell at his feet, wept, and begged  him to revoke the evil of Haman the Agagite  and his plot he had devised against the Jews.


Esther answered, ‘The adversary and enemy  is this evil Haman.’ Haman stood terrified  before the king and queen.


The most trusted ones  were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. They were the seven officials  of Persia and Media  who had personal access to the king  and occupied the highest positions in the kingdom.


You are sent by the king and his seven counsellors  to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God, which is in your possession.


He captured King Agag  of Amalek alive, but he completely destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.


When the whole land of Egypt was stricken with famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh told all Egypt, ‘Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.’


The fool is appointed to great heights, but the rich remain in lowly positions.





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