Esther 3:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 3:12

10 So the king ^atook ^bhis signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the ^cenemy of the Jews.

11 And the king said to Haman, “The money and the people are given to you, to do with them as seems good to you.”

12 ^aThen the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded—to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province ^baccording to its script, and to every people in their language. ^cIn the name of King Ahasuerus it was written, and sealed with the king’s signet ring.

13 And the letters were ^asent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, ^bin one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and ^cto plunder their possessions.

14 ^aA copy of the document was to be issued as law in every province, being published for all people, that they should be ready for that day.

15 The couriers went out, hastened by the king’s command; and the decree was proclaimed in¹ Shushan the citadel. So the king and Haman sat down to drink, but ^athe city of Shushan was perplexed.

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Definitions of words in Esther 3:12:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Day {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Day {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

First {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Haman {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Haman {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Haman {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Month {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Month {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Name {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Province {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Ring {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ring {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Satraps {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Scribes {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Scribes {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Signet {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Signet {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Ahasuerus {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ahasuerus {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

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