Esther 9:21

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Mordecai did that to tell the Jews to celebrate Purim every year on the 14th and 15th days of the month of Adar.

Cross References

Ezra 6:15

The temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar. {\cf2\super [33]} That was in the sixth year of the rule of King Darius. {\cf2\super [34]}

Esther 3:7

In the twelfth year of King Xerxes’ rule, in the first month, the month of Nisan, Haman threw lots {\cf2\super [12]} to choose a special day and month. And the twelfth month, the month of Adar was chosen. (At that time, the lot was called “pur.”)

Esther 9:17

This happened on the 13th day of the month Adar. And on the 14th day the Jews rested. The Jews made that day a happy holiday.

Esther 9:18

The Jews in Susa had met together on the 13th and 14th days of the month of Adar. And then on the 15th day they rested. So they made the 15th day a happy holiday.

Esther 9:20

Mordecai wrote everything down that had happened. And then he sent letters to all the Jews in all of King Xerxes’ provinces. He sent letters far and near.

Esther 9:22

The Jews were to celebrate those days because on those days the Jews got rid of their enemies. And they were also to celebrate that month as the month when their sadness was turned into joy. And it was a month when their crying was changed into a day of celebration. Mordecai wrote letters to all the Jews. He told them to celebrate those days as a happy holiday. They should have parties and give gifts to each other and give presents to poor people.

Esther 9:29

So Queen Esther the daughter of Abihail and Mordecai the Jew wrote an official letter about Purim. They wrote with full authority of the king to prove that the second letter was true.