Esther 2:23
And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
Context
This verse from Esther Chapter 2 connects to 10 cross-references. A search is conducted throughout the empire for beautiful young women to replace Vashti; Esther, a Jewish orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, is brought to the palace. She wins the favor of Hegai the keeper of the women and …
Other Translations
And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
and the thing is sought out, and found, and they are hanged both of them on a tree, and it is written in the book of the Chronicles before the king.
And when the thing had been looked into, it was seen to be true, and the two of them were put to death by hanging on a tree: and it was put down in the records before the king.
Cross References
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; …
And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and …
And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto …
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers …
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, …
Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a …
But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; …
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, …