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Esther 3:8 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Esther 3:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 3 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them. for the: Heb. meet or, equal, etc”
Esther 3:8 (KJV)
Historical Context for Esther 3:8
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Commentary on Esther 3:8
Haman's accusation: 'And Haman said unto the king, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them'. Haman's genocidal proposal disguises antisemitism as state security concern. He identifies Jews without naming them ('a certain people'), emphasizes their dispersal (implying infiltration), claims legal non-compliance, and argues economic benefit to killing them. This malicious distortion exemplifie...
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Cross-References for Esther 3:8
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“that the Jews who came up from you are come to us to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city”
“they said”
“the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”
“Where will this man go that we won't find him? Will he go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?,Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?,,,,,,,,”
“But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them”
“and I will draw out the sword after you: and your land will be a desolation”
“and you shall be left few in number among the nations”
“they dragged Jason and certain brothers{The word for brothers here and where the context allows may be also correctly translated brothers and sisters or siblings.} before the rulers of the city”
“a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ”
“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations”