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Esther 3:6 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Esther 3:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 3 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.”
Esther 3:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Esther 3:6
And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. Haman's rage escalated from personal vendetta to genocide. Killing Mordecai alone seemed insufficient—"he thought scorn" (vayiven be-einav, וַיִּבֶן בְּעֵינָיו, literally "it was contemptible in his eyes") to target only one man. Learning Mordecai's Jewish identity, Haman "sought to destroy all the Jews" throughout the empire. This genocidal impulse reveals satanic ha...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Esther 3:6
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“and let's destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
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