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That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther all the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Esther told the king that Mordecai was related to her, and Mordecai was invited to enter the king's presence.
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The king took off his ring with his seal on it (which he had taken back from Haman) and gave it to Mordecai. Esther put Mordecai in charge of Haman's property.
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Then Esther spoke to the king again, throwing herself at his feet. She begged him to do something to stop the evil plot that Haman had made against the Jews.
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The king held out the gold scepter to her, so she stood up
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and said, "If it please Your Majesty and if you care about me, please issue a proclamation to keep Haman's orders from being carried out - those orders he gave for the destruction of all the Jews in the empire.
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How can I endure it if this disaster comes on my people? How can I go on living if my whole nation is destroyed?"
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Then the king said to Esther, "I have hanged Haman for his plot against the Jews, and I have given you his property. If that is not enough,
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you may write to the Jews whatever you like; and you may write it in my name and stamp it with the royal seal, for a proclamation issued in the king's name and stamped with the royal seal cannot be revoked."
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