Now it was when they had spokendailyto him and he would not listento them, that they toldHamanto seewhether Mordecai'sreasonwould stand;for he had toldthem that he was a Jew.
As she spoketo Josephdayafter day,he did not listento her to liebesideher [or] be with her.
Whoeverthere is among you of allHis people,may his Godbe with him! Let him goup to Jerusalemwhichis in Judahand rebuildthe houseof the LORD,the Godof Israel;He is the Godwhois in Jerusalem.
Then the king'sservantswhowere at the king'sgatesaidto Mordecai,"Whyare you transgressingthe king'scommand?"
When Hamansawthat Mordecaineitherboweddownnorpaidhomageto him, Hamanwas filledwith rage.
"Thereare certainJewswhomyou have appointedoverthe administrationof the provinceof Babylon,[namely] Shadrach,Meshachand Abed-nego.Thesemen,O king,have disregardedyou; they do not serveyour godsor worshipthe goldenimagewhichyou have setup."
Thenthey answeredand spokebeforethe king,"Daniel,whois one of the exilesfrom Judah,paysnoattentionto you, O king,or to the injunctionwhichyou signed,but keeps makinghis petitionthreetimesa day."
He saidto them, "I am a Hebrew,and I fearthe LORDGodof heavenwhomadethe seaand the dryland."
