Esther 1:10; Esther 1:13; Esther 1:16; Esther 1:17; Esther 1:18; Esther 2:2; Esther 2:13; Esther 2:15; Esther 2:22; Esther 3:3; Esther 3:4; Esther 3:8; Esther 3:11; Esther 4:7; Esther 4:10; Esther 4:13; Esther 4:15; Esther 5:3; Esther 5:4; Esther 5:5; Esther 5:6; Esther 5:7; Esther 5:12; Esther 5:14; Esther 6:1; Esther 6:3; Esther 6:4; Esther 6:5; Esther 6:6; Esther 6:7; Esther 6:10; Esther 6:13; Esther 7:2; Esther 7:3; Esther 7:5; Esther 7:6; Esther 7:8; Esther 7:9; Esther 8:5; Esther 8:7; Esther 9:12; Esther 9:13; Esther 9:14; Esther 9:25

Esther 1:10

10 On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Karkas—

Esther 1:13

13 Since it was customary for the king to consult experts in matters of law and justice, he spoke with the wise men who understood the times

Esther 1:16

16 Then Memukan replied in the presence of the king and the nobles, “Queen Vashti has done wrong, not only against the king but also against all the nobles and the peoples of all the provinces of King Xerxes.

Esther 1:17

17 For the queen’s conduct will become known to all the women, and so they will despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she would not come.’

Esther 1:18

18 This very day the Persian and Median women of the nobility who have heard about the queen’s conduct will respond to all the king’s nobles in the same way. There will be no end of disrespect and discord.

Esther 2:2

2 Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.

Esther 2:13

13 And this is how she would go to the king: Anything she wanted was given her to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

Esther 2:15

15 When the turn came for Esther (the young woman Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail) to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.

Esther 2:22

22 But Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai.

Esther 3:3

3 Then the royal officials at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king’s command?”

Esther 3:4

4 Day after day they spoke to him but he refused to comply. Therefore they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a Jew.

Esther 3:8

8 Then Haman said to King Xerxes, “There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

Esther 3:11

11 “Keep the money,” the king said to Haman, “and do with the people as you please.”

Esther 4:7

7 Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews.

Esther 4:10

10 Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai,

Esther 4:13

13 he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape.

Esther 4:15

15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:

Esther 5:3

3 Then the king asked, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given you.”

Esther 5:4

4 “If it pleases the king,” replied Esther, “let the king, together with Haman, come today to a banquet I have prepared for him.”

Esther 5:5

5 “Bring Haman at once,” the king said, “so that we may do what Esther asks.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet Esther had prepared.

Esther 5:6

6 As they were drinking wine, the king again asked Esther, “Now what is your petition? It will be given you. And what is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.”

Esther 5:7

7 Esther replied, “My petition and my request is this:

Esther 5:12

12 “And that’s not all,” Haman added. “I’m the only person Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow.

Esther 5:14

14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up.

Esther 6:1

1 That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.

Esther 6:3

3 “What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?” the king asked. “Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered.

Esther 6:4

4 The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him.

Esther 6:5

5 His attendants answered, “Haman is standing in the court.” “Bring him in,” the king ordered.

Esther 6:6

6 When Haman entered, the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?”

Esther 6:7

7 So he answered the king, “For the man the king delights to honor,

Esther 6:10

10 “Go at once,” the king commanded Haman. “Get the robe and the horse and do just as you have suggested for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended.”

Esther 6:13

13 and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him—you will surely come to ruin!”

Esther 7:2

2 and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.”

Esther 7:3

3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request.

Esther 7:5

5 King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, “Who is he? Where is he—the man who has dared to do such a thing?”

Esther 7:6

6 Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

Esther 7:8

8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?” As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Esther 7:9

9 Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits stands by Haman’s house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.” The king said, “Impale him on it!”

Esther 8:5

5 “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if he regards me with favor and thinks it the right thing to do, and if he is pleased with me, let an order be written overruling the dispatches that Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, devised and wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.

Esther 8:7

7 King Xerxes replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Because Haman attacked the Jews, I have given his estate to Esther, and they have impaled him on the pole he set up.

Esther 9:12

12 The king said to Queen Esther, “The Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman in the citadel of Susa. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? It will also be granted.”

Esther 9:13

13 “If it pleases the king,” Esther answered, “give the Jews in Susa permission to carry out this day’s edict tomorrow also, and let Haman’s ten sons be impaled on poles.”

Esther 9:14

14 So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they impaled the ten sons of Haman.

Esther 9:25

25 But when the plot came to the king’s attention, he issued written orders that the evil scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back onto his own head, and that he and his sons should be impaled on poles.