Esther 3 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Haman Seeks to Destroy the Jews

After^H310 these^H428 things^H1697, King^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325 magnified^H1431 Haman^H2001, the son^H1121 of Hammedatha^H4099 the Agagite^H91, and advanced^H5375 him and set^H7760 his seat^H3678 above^H4480^H5921 all^H3605 the princes^H8269 who^H834 were with him.

Est 3:2

Est 3:2And all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate were bowing down and prostrating themselves before Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow down or prostrate himself.

Est 3:3

Est 3:3So the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you trespass against the king’s command?”

Est 3:4

Est 3:4Now it happened when they had spoken daily to him and he would not listen to them, that they told Haman to see whether Mordecai’s words would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.

Est 3:5

Est 3:5Then Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or prostrating himself before him. So Haman was filled with wrath.

Est 3:6

Est 3:6But he despised in his eyes to send forth his hand against Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Est 3:7

In the first^H7223 month^H2320, which^H1931 is the month^H2320 Nisan^H5212, in the twelfth^H8147^H6240 year^H8141 of King^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325, [fn]Pur^H6332, that is the lot^H1486, was cast^H5307 before^H6440 Haman^H2001 from day^H3117 to day^H3117 and from month^H2320 to month, [fn]until the twelfth^H8147^H6240 month^H2320, that is the month^H2320 Adar^H143.

Est 3:8

Est 3:8Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people, and they do not do the king’s laws, so it is not worth it for the king to let them remain.

Est 3:9

Est 3:9“If it seems good to the king, let it be written down that they should perish, and I will pay [fn]10,000 talents of silver into the hands of those who do this work, to bring into the king’s treasuries.”

Est 3:10

Est 3:10Then the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the adversary of the Jews.

Est 3:11

Est 3:11And the king said to Haman, “The silver is [fn]yours, and the people also, to do with them according to what is good in your eyes.”

Est 3:12

Then the king’s^H4428 scribes^H5608 were summoned^H7121 on the thirteenth^H7969^H6240 day^H3117 of the first^H7223 month^H2320, and it was written^H3789 just^H3605^H834 as Haman^H2001 commanded^H6680 to the king’s^H4428 satraps^H323, to the governors^H6346 who^H834 were over^H5921 each^H4082 province^H4082, and to the princes^H8269 of each^H5971 people^H5971, each^H4082 province^H4082 according to its script^H3791, each^H5971 people^H5971 according to its tongue^H3956, being written^H3789 in the name^H8034 of King^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325 and sealed^H2856 with the king’s^H4428 signet^H2885 ring^H2885.

Est 3:13

Est 3:13And letters were sent by the hand of couriers to all the king’s provinces to destroy, to kill, and to cause all the Jews to perish, both young and old, little ones and women, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to plunder their spoil.

Est 3:14

Est 3:14A copy of that which was written down to be given as law in every province was revealed to all the peoples so that they should be ready for this day.

Est 3:15

Est 3:15The couriers went out, hastened by the word of the king. And the law was given at the citadel in Susa. Now the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.