Esther 3:12King James 3 - The Literal TraslationThen the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and it was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king’s satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province, according to its writing, and to every people according to their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed with the king’s ring. See the chapter |
Then they came near and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree, saying, Have you not signed a decree that every man who shall ask of any god or man within thirty days, except of you, O king, that he shall be thrown into the lions’ den? The king answered and said, The thing is certain, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not pass away.