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Esther · read by Don McClure
9 verses, in order. Only the verses Don read aloud are shown.
Esther 1
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For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, 'King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.'Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #8 - Esther & Ahasuerus
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The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands."Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #8 - Esther & Ahasuerus
Esther 2
2
Then the king's attendants proposed, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #8 - Esther & Ahasuerus
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She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #8 - Esther & Ahasuerus
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And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #8 - Esther & Ahasuerus
Esther 4
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For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #8 - Esther & Ahasuerus
Esther 5
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On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king's quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #8 - Esther & Ahasuerus
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As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #8 - Esther & Ahasuerus
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If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king's question."Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #8 - Esther & Ahasuerus