Queen Vashti Deposed 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush: 2 At that time King Xerxes…

Esther Made Queen 1 Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. 2 Then the king’s…

Haman’s Plot to Destroy the Jews 1 After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than…

Mordecai Persuades Esther to Help 1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city,…

Esther’s Request to the King 1 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s…

Mordecai Honored 1 That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to…

Haman Impaled 1 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, 2 and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther,…

The King’s Edict in Behalf of the Jews 1 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into…

The Triumph of the Jews 1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On…

The Greatness of Mordecai 1 King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores. 2 And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account…