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Esther 3:9 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Esther 3:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 3 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. that they: Heb. to destroy them pay: Heb. weigh”
Esther 3:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Esther 3:9
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. Haman's accusation against the Jews is masterfully manipulative. He doesn't name them ("a certain people"), presents their presence as threatening ("scattered and dispersed"—suggesting infiltration), claims legal non-compliance ("their laws are diverse; neither keep they the king's laws"), and argues economic/secur...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Esther 3:9
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“four hundred shekels of silver”
“one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.{Ten thousand talents represents an extremely large sum of money”