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Esther · read by Teresa Conlon
22 verses, in order. Only the verses Teresa read aloud are shown.
Esther 2
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He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.Read from KJV · Esther-for Such a Time as This
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Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
Esther 3
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After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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All the royal servants at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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Then the royal servants at the king's gate asked Mordecai, "Why do you disobey the command of the king?"Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai's behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.Read from KJV · Esther-for Such a Time as This
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When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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And when he learned the identity of Mordecai's people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai's people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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The couriers left, spurred on by the king's command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
Esther 4
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When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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But he went only as far as the king's gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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In every province to which the king's command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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When Esther's maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.Read from KJV · At the Kings Gate
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Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.Read from KJV · Is God Calling You to Be a Deliverer
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"All the royal officials and the people of the king's provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days."Read from KJV · Esther-for Such a Time as This
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When Esther's words were relayed to Mordecai,Read from KJV · Standing and Prospering in an Evil Time
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he sent back to her this reply: "Do not imagine that because you are in the king's palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.Read from KJV · Standing and Prospering in an Evil Time
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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 KJV · Esther-for Such a Time as This
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"Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!"Read from KJV · Esther-for Such a Time as This