Esther 8:10

Easy To Read Version

Mordecai wrote commands by the authority of King Xerxes. Then he sealed the letters with the king’s ring. And he sent those letters by messengers on horses. Those messengers rode fast horses which were raised especially for the king.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:8

Then Jezebel wrote some letters. She signed Ahab’s name to the letters. She used Ahab’s own seal to seal the letters. Then she sent them to the elders (leaders) and important men who lived in the same town as Naboth.

1 Kings 4:28

The district governors also gave the king enough straw and barley for the chariot horses and the riding horses. Each person brought this grain to required places.

2 Chronicles 30:6

So the messengers took the king’s letters all through Israel and Judah. This is what those letters said:

Esther 8:8

Now write another command by the authority of the king. Write it to help the Jews in a way that seems best to you. Then seal that order with the king’s special ring. No official letter written by the authority of the king and sealed with the king’s ring can be cancelled.”

Job 9:25

“My days go faster than a runner.\par My days fly away and there is\par no happiness in them.\par

Ecclesiastes 8:4

The king has the authority to give commands. And no one can tell him what to do.

Isaiah 60:6

Herds of camels from Midian and Ephah\par will cross your land.\par Long lines of camels will come from Sheba.\par They will bring gold and incense.\par People will sing praises to the Lord.\par

Isaiah 66:20

And they will bring all your brothers and sisters from all nations. They will bring your brothers and sisters to my holy mountain, {\cf2\super [486]} Jerusalem. Your brothers and sisters will come on horses, donkeys, camels, and in chariots and wagons. Your brothers and sisters will be like the gifts that the people of Israel bring on clean plates to the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [487]}

Jeremiah 2:23

“Judah, how can you say to me,\par ‘I am not guilty;\par I have not worshiped the Baal {\cf2\super [13]} idols’?\par Think about the things you did in the valley.\par Think about what you have done.\par You are like a fast she-camel\par that runs from place to place.\par

Jeremiah 51:21

I used you to smash horse and rider.\par I used you to smash chariot and driver.\par

Daniel 4:1

King Nebuchadnezzar sent this letter to the many nations and people that speak other languages and live all around the world.

Daniel 6:8

Now, king, make the law and sign the paper it is written on. In this way, the law can’t be changed. Why? Because the laws of the Medes and Persians can’t be canceled or changed.”