Esther 3:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The royal scribes were summoned  on the thirteenth day of the first month, and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded. It was intended for the royal satraps,  the governors of each of the provinces, and the officials of each ethnic group and written for each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language.  It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus  and sealed with the royal signet ring.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:8

So she wrote letters  in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal.  She sent the letters to the elders  and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

Esther 1:22

He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language,  that every man should be master of his own house and speak in the language of his own people.

Daniel 6:15

Then these men went together to the king and said to him, ‘You know, Your Majesty, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no edict or ordinance the king establishes can be changed.’

Daniel 6:12

So they approached the king  and asked about his edict: ‘Didn’t you sign an edict that for thirty days any person who petitions any god or man except you, the king, will be thrown into the lions’ den? ’ The king answered, ‘As a law of the Medes and Persians, the order stands  and is irrevocable.’

Daniel 6:8

Therefore, Your Majesty, establish the edict  and sign the document so that, as a law of the Medes and Persians, it is irrevocable and cannot be changed.’

Esther 9:27

the Jews bound themselves, their descendants, and all who joined  with them to a commitment that they would not fail to celebrate these two days each and every year according to the written instructions and according to the time appointed.

Esther 8:2

The king removed his signet ring he had recovered from Haman  and gave it to Mordecai, and Esther put him in charge of Haman’s estate.

Ezra 8:36

They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates,  so that they would support the people and the house of God.

Esther 3:11

Then the king told Haman, ‘The money and people are given to you to do with as you see fit.’

Daniel 3:10

You as king have issued a decree  that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music must fall down and worship the gold statue.

Daniel 6:25

Then King Darius wrote to those of every people, nation, and language who live on the whole earth: ‘May your prosperity abound.