Esther 9:20

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Mordecai  recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all of King Ahasuerus’s provinces, both near and far.

Cross References

Esther 8:9

On the twenty-third day of the third month  #– #that is, the month Sivan #– #the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai  commanded for the Jews, to the satraps,  the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush.  The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language,  and to the Jews in their own script and language.

Esther 3:12

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.

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.

Esther 1:1

These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus,  who ruled 127 provinces  from India to Cush.

Exodus 17:14

The Lord then said to Moses, ‘Write this down on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek under heaven.’

1 Chronicles 16:12

Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgements he has pronounced,  ,

Esther 9:19

This explains why the rural Jews who live in villages observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a time of rejoicing and feasting. It is a holiday when they send gifts to one another.

Esther 9:21

He ordered  them to celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar every year

Esther 9:26

For this reason these days are called Purim, from the word pur.  Because of all the instructions in this letter as well as what they had witnessed and what had happened to them,

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 9:29

Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail,  along with Mordecai the Jew,  wrote this second letter with full authority  to confirm the letter about Purim.

Jeremiah 29:1

This is the text of the letter  that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining exiled elders, the priests, the prophets, and all the people Nebuchadnezzar  had deported from Jerusalem to Babylon.