Esther 8:1
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
Context
This verse from Esther Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Ahasuerus gives Esther Haman's estate and elevates Mordecai; Esther pleads for a new royal decree to counter Haman's order. The king grants Mordecai and Esther the authority to write a counter-edict, which allows the Jews to assemble, defend themselves, and …
Other Translations
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
On that day hath the king Ahasuerus given to Esther the queen the house of Haman, adversary of the Jews, and Mordecai hath come in before the king, for Esther hath declared what he <FI>is<Fi> to her,
That day the king gave all the family of Haman, the hater of the Jews, to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had made clear what he was to her.
Cross References
And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and …
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the …
Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his …
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the …
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth …
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for …