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Esther 3:12 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Esther 3:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 3 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. scribes: or, secretaries”
Esther 3:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Esther 3:12
Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. The genocidal decree was formalized through Persian bureaucratic machinery: scribes drafted it, lieutenants and governors received copies, each province and people group ...
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Cross-References for Esther 3:12
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“and sealed them with his seal”
“into every province according to its writing”
“and imposed on themselves”
“which he had taken from Haman”
“as it pleases you”
“and spoke before the king concerning the king's interdict: Haven't you signed an interdict”
“and said to the king”
“O king”
“and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.”