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Esther 9:2-4
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2 the Jews gathered in their cities in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to strike against[a] those who sought their destruction, and no one could withstand them,[b] as the fear of them fell on all the people. 3 All the officials of the provinces, the satraps, governors, and those who did the work of the king[c] were supporting the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them. 4 For Mordecai was high-ranking in the king’s palace[d] and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as Mordecai grew more and more powerful.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 9:2 Literally “to send a hand against”
  2. Esther 9:2 Or “stand in their presence”
  3. Esther 9:3 Literally “the doers of the work who were for the king”
  4. Esther 9:4 Literally “house of the king”
  5. Esther 9:4 Literally “the man Mordecai was going and becoming great”
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