Znaleziono 2532 Wyniki dla: King Saul
Wherever the king's edict was read in every province and in each city, there was rejoicing and feasting among the Jews. Many people of other nationalities were seized with fear of the Jews, and they embraced Judaism. (Esther 8, 17)
When the day came for the order of the king to be carried out - the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, Adar, on which the enemies of the Jews had expected to crush them - the reverse happened, for it was the Jews who got the upper hand over those who sought their harm. (Esther 9, 1)
In their towns throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus, the Jews gathered to strike at those who planned their destruction. But no one dared resist them, for they were feared by all the other nations. (Esther 9, 2)
In fact, all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, governors and the king's administrators supported the Jews out of fear of Mordecai, (Esther 9, 3)
That same day the number of the slain in Susa was reported to the king, (Esther 9, 11)
Esther replied, "If it pleases the king, let the Jews in Susa be permitted again tomorrow to carry out today's edict, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows." (Esther 9, 13)
The king then ordered that this be done. The edict was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged. (Esther 9, 14)
The other Jews in the king's provinces also assembled to protect themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of their foes, but did not lay hands on the spoils. (Esther 9, 16)
Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, (Esther 9, 20)
Yet through Esther's intervention, the king ordered in writing that the wicked plan against the Jews should instead be turned against Haman, whom he ordered to be hanged as well as his sons. (Esther 9, 25)
King Ahasuerus levied tribute throughout the empire including the distant islands. (Esther 10, 1)
All his acts of power and valor, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai who was raised by the king to high honor, are recorded in the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia. (Esther 10, 2)
