Esther 3:8
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
Context
This verse from Esther Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. Haman the Agagite is elevated above all the king's officials; all are commanded to bow before him, but Mordecai refuses. When Haman learns Mordecai is Jewish, he scorns the idea of harming only Mordecai and plots to destroy all Jews …
Other Translations
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from those of every people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
And Haman saith to the king Ahasuerus, `There is one people scattered and separated among the peoples, in all provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws <FI>are<Fi> diverse from all people, and the laws of the king they are not doing, and for the king it is not profitable to suffer them;
And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be.
Cross References
And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall …
And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, …
That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather …
I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, …
That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the …
Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you …
Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and …
Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when …
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I …