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Esther

Esther (Old Testament • 10 Chapters): Esther (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Jair , Shimei , Kish , Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Judah . Key places: India , Ethiopia , Persia , Media , Tarshish , Jair . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia , over an hundred and seven and..." Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Babylonian Captivity & Post-Exilic Return—In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Esther 4:15 : "Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,"; Esther 1:15 : "What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?"; Esther 4:12 : "And they told to Mordecai Esther 's words.". Related canonical books and chapters: Esther (Old Testament • 10 Chapters), 1 Corinthians 15 ( 1 Corinthians • Chapter 15 (58 verses)), Acts 15 ( Acts • Chapter 15 (41 verses)).

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Esther
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Old Testament • 10 Chapters

Esther (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Jair , Shimei , Kish , Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Judah . Key places: India , Ethiopia , Persia , Media , Tarshish , Jair . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia , over an hundred and seven and..."

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

1 Corinthians 15
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1 Corinthians • Chapter 15 (58 verses)

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that w... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Adam , Ephesus .

Acts 15
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Acts • Chapter 15 (41 verses)

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses , ye cannot be saved. When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certa... Mentions: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Simon , David , Jerusalem , Phoenicia , Samaria , Antioch 1 , Syria .

Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 0 Chapters

The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther, which are found neiither in the Hebrew, nor in the Chaldee ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 0 chapters).

Psalm 151
58% Apocrypha
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 0 Chapters

Psalm 151 ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 0 chapters).

John 15
57% Chapter
John • Chapter 15 (27 verses)

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Luke 15
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Luke • Chapter 15 (32 verses)

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

Matthew 15
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Matthew • Chapter 15 (39 verses)

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem , saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Canaan , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Tyre , Sidon , Galilee .

Mark 15
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Mark • Chapter 15 (47 verses)

And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus , and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sa... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , Jacob/Israel , Mary , James ( Jacob ), Golgotha , Galilee , Jerusalem .

Revelation 15
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Revelation • Chapter 15 (8 verses)

And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over ... Mentions: Moses .

Romans 15
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Romans • Chapter 15 (33 verses)

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jesse , Jerusalem , Illyricum , Spain , Macedonia , Achaia .

1 Chronicles 15
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 15 (29 verses)

And David made him houses in the city of David , and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites : for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. And D... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Kohath , Uriel , Jerusalem , Hebron .

1 Kings 15
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1 Kings • Chapter 15 (34 verses)

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah . Three years reigned he in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was ... Mentions: Judah , David , Rehoboam , Asa , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Kidron , Ramah 1 , Syria , Damascus .

1 Samuel 15
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1 Samuel • Chapter 15 (35 verses)

Samuel also said unto Saul , The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel : now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel , how he laid wait for him in the way, ... Mentions: Samuel , Saul , Jacob/Israel, Amalek , Judah , Egypt , Telaim , Havilah 2 , Shur .

2 Chronicles 15
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 15 (19 verses)

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: And he went out to meet Asa , and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa , and all Judah and Benjamin ; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake yo... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah), Asa, Judah , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Jerusalem , Kidron .

2 Kings 15
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2 Kings • Chapter 15 (38 verses)

In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem . And he did that which ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Azariah (or Uzziah), Amaziah , Judah , Jotham , Jerusalem, Samaria , Jabesh , Tirzah , Tiphsah 1 .

2 Samuel 15
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2 Samuel • Chapter 15 (37 verses)

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom cal... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Hebron , David , Zadok , Ahimaaz , Geshur , Syria , Jerusalem , Giloh .

Deuteronomy 15
54% Chapter
Deuteronomy • Chapter 15 (23 verses)

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release. Of a foreig... Mentions: Egypt .

Esther 1
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Esther • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia , over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, In the th... Mentions: India , Ethiopia , Persia , Media , Tarshish .

Esther 2
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Esther • Chapter 2 (23 verses)

After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: And let the king appoint ... Mentions: Jair , Shimei , Kish , Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Judah , Jerusalem , Babylon .

Esther 3
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Esther • Chapter 3 (15 verses)

After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commande...

Esther 4
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Esther • Chapter 4 (17 verses)

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sac...

Esther 5
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Esther • Chapter 5 (14 verses)

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. And it was so, when the king...

Esther 6
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Esther • Chapter 6 (14 verses)

On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sough...

Esther 7
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Esther • Chapter 7 (10 verses)

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the...

Esther 8
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Esther • Chapter 8 (17 verses)

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set ... Mentions: India , Ethiopia .

Esther 9
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Esther • Chapter 9 (32 verses)

Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that th...

Papyrus 46 (Chester Beatty II) — Romans 8:15–27
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Preserving Paul's declaration of adoption as sons ('Abba, Father') and the Spirit's intercession.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Esther 10
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Esther • Chapter 10 (3 verses)

And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings o... Mentions: Media , Persia .

Map of the United Monarchy (David & Solomon)
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The maximum territorial extent of the Kingdom of Israel from the Euphrates River to the Brook of Egypt (c. 1000–930 BCE).

George Adam Smith (1915) • Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of Paul's Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36–18:22)
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Cilicia , Galatia , Troas (Macedonian Call), Philippi , Thessalonica , Berea , Athens , and Corinth .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Rembrandt — The Return of the Prodigal Son (1669)
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Profound late masterwork by Rembrandt depicting the compassionate father embracing the kneeling repentant younger son from Christ 's parable in Luke 15 .

Rembrandt van Rijn • Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Albrecht Dürer — Adam and Eve (1504 Copperplate)
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Masterful proportion study of our first parents in Paradise with the Tree of Life and the serpent.

Albrecht Dürer • Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain Mark 1.0
Exodus 15
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Exodus • Chapter 15 (27 verses)

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, ... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Moab , Canaan , Philistia , Edom, Shur .

Raphael — The Transfiguration (1520, Vatican Museums)
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Raphael's final masterpiece juxtaposing Christ 's heavenly glory on Mount Tabor with the demon-possessed boy below.

Raphael Sanzio • Vatican Museums / Victoria and Albert Museum Public Domain Mark 1.0

Scripture Passages (24)

Esther 4:15 (KJV)
Esther 4 KJV

Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,

What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

Esther 4:12 (KJV)
Esther 4 KJV

And they told to Mordecai Esther 's words.

The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

Esther 4:9 (KJV)
Esther 4 KJV

And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

Esther 4:10 (KJV)
Esther 4 KJV

Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;

Now when the turn of Esther , the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

Esther 4:17 (KJV)
Esther 4 KJV

So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

Esther 4:13 (KJV)
Esther 4 KJV

Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther , Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.

Then answered Esther , and said, My petition and my request is;

And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.

Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther . So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,

And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name.

And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.

And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Esther 4:6 (KJV)
Esther 4 KJV

So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.

And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

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