Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same mouth: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring, Then were. Esther 8:9-17 Then the king's scribes and secretaries were called for (now it was the time of the third month which is called Siban) the three and twentieth day of the month, and letters were written, as Mardochai had a mind, to the Jews, and to the governors, and to the deputies, and to the judges, who were rulers over the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia: to province and province, to people and people, according to their languages and characters, and to the Jews, according as they could read and hear. . . . scribes. Esther 1:22 And he sent letters to all the provinces of his kingdom, as every nation could hear and read, in divers languages and characters, that the husbands should be rulers and masters in their houses: and that this should be published to every people. Esther 8:9 Then the king's scribes and secretaries were called for (now it was the time of the third month which is called Siban) the three and twentieth day of the month, and letters were written, as Mardochai had a mind, to the Jews, and to the governors, and to the deputies, and to the judges, who were rulers over the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia: to province and province, to people and people, according to their languages and characters, and to the Jews, according as they could read and hear. Esther 9:27 And the things that they suffered, and that were afterwards changed, the Jews took upon themselves and their seed, and upon all that had a mind to be joined to their religion, so that it should be lawful for none to pass these days without solemnity: which the writing testifieth, and certain times require, as the years continually succeed one another. in the name. 1 Kings 21:8 So she wrote letters in Achab's name, and sealed them with his ring, and sent them to the ancients, and the chief men that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth. Daniel 6:8,12,15 Now, therefore, O king, confirm the sentence, and sign the decree: that what is decreed by the Medes and Persians may not be altered, nor any man be allowed to transgress it. . . . sealed. Esther 8:2,8,10 And the king took the ring which he had commanded to be taken again from Aman, and gave it to Mardochai. And Esther set Mardochai over her house. . . . Context Haman Plots Against the Jews…11And he said to him: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee. 12And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same mouth: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring,13Were sent by the king's messengers to all provinces, to kill and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, little children, and women, in one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to make a spoil of their goods.… Cross References 1 Kings 21:8 So she wrote letters in Achab's name, and sealed them with his ring, and sent them to the ancients, and the chief men that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth. Ezra 8:36 And they gave the king's edicts to the lords that were from the king's court, and the governors beyond the river, and they furthered the people and the house of God. Esther 1:22 And he sent letters to all the provinces of his kingdom, as every nation could hear and read, in divers languages and characters, that the husbands should be rulers and masters in their houses: and that this should be published to every people. Esther 3:11 And he said to him: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee. Esther 8:8 Write ye therefore to the Jews, as it pleaseth you in the king's name, and seal the letters with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durst gainsay the letters which were sent in the king's name, and were sealed with his ring. Esther 8:9 Then the king's scribes and secretaries were called for (now it was the time of the third month which is called Siban) the three and twentieth day of the month, and letters were written, as Mardochai had a mind, to the Jews, and to the governors, and to the deputies, and to the judges, who were rulers over the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia: to province and province, to people and people, according to their languages and characters, and to the Jews, according as they could read and hear. Esther 8:10 And these letters which were sent in the king's name, were sealed with his ring, and sent by posts: who were to run through all the provinces, to prevent the former letters with new messages. Daniel 3:10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the trumpet, the flute, and the harp, of the sackbut, and the psaltery, of the symphony, and of all kind of music, shall prostrate himself, and adore the golden statue: Daniel 6:8 Now, therefore, O king, confirm the sentence, and sign the decree: that what is decreed by the Medes and Persians may not be altered, nor any man be allowed to transgress it. Daniel 6:25 Then king Darius wrote to all people, tribes, and languages, dwelling in the whole earth: PEACE be multiplied unto you. Lexicon On the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה (biš·lō·wō·šāh) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice day יוֹם֮ (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day of the first הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7223: First, in place, time, rank month, בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2320: The new moon, a month the royal הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king scribes סֹפְרֵ֨י (sō·p̄ə·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5608: To count, recount, relate were summoned וַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩ (way·yiq·qā·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read and the order was written וַיִּכָּתֵ֣ב (way·yik·kā·ṯêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write exactly as כְּֽכָל־ (kə·ḵāl-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every Haman הָמָ֡ן (hā·mān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2001: Haman -- to rage, be turbulent commanded צִוָּ֣ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order the royal הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king satraps, אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־ (’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 323: A satrap, governor, of a, main province the governors הַפַּח֞וֹת (hap·pa·ḥō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6346: A governor of each province, מְדִינָ֣ה (mə·ḏî·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region and the officials שָׂ֤רֵי (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of each עַם֙ (‘am) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock people, וָעָ֔ם (wā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock in the script כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ (kiḵ·ṯā·ḇāh) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3791: Something written, a writing, record, book of each province וּמְדִינָה֙ (ū·mə·ḏî·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region and the language כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ (kil·šō·w·nōw) Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3956: The tongue of every people. וָעָ֖ם (wā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock It was written נִכְתָּ֔ב (niḵ·tāḇ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write in the name בְּשֵׁ֨ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name of King הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king Xerxes אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rōš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 325: Ahasuerus -- king of Persia and sealed וְנֶחְתָּ֖ם (wə·neḥ·tām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2856: To seal, affix a seal, seal up with the royal הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king signet ring. בְּטַבַּ֥עַת (bə·ṭab·ba·‘aṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2885: A seal, signet, a ring of any kind Additional Translations On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof; and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king's ring. So the king's recorders were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day, and they wrote as Aman commanded to the captains and governors in every province, from India even to Ethiopia, to a hundred and twenty-seven provinces; and to the rulers of the nations according to their several languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. Then were the king's scribes called, in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the [month], and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language: in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof, and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king's ring. Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province, according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. Then the king's scribes were called in on the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to the king's satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according its writing, and to every people in their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus, and it was sealed with the king's ring. And scribes of the king are called, on the first month, on the thirteenth day of it, and it is written according to all that Haman hath commanded, unto lieutenants of the king, and unto the governors who are over province and province, and unto the heads of people and people, province and province, according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, in the name of the king Ahasuerus it hath been written and sealed with the signet of the king, Jump to Previous Ahasuerus Commanded First Governors Haman King's Language Month Princes Province Ring Satraps Scribes Sealed Thirteenth Writing WrittenJump to Next Ahasuerus Commanded First Governors Haman King's Language Month Princes Province Ring Satraps Scribes Sealed Thirteenth Writing WrittenExternal Links Esther 3:12 NIVEsther 3:12 NLT Esther 3:12 ESV Esther 3:12 NASB Esther 3:12 ASV Esther 3:12 Bible Apps Esther 3:12 Biblia Paralela Esther 3:12 Chinese Bible Esther 3:12 French Bible Esther 3:12 German Bible Alphabetical: according Ahasuerus all and as being commanded day each first governors Haman Haman's himself his in it its just King king's language month name nobles of on orders out over own people peoples princes province provinces ring royal satraps scribes script sealed secretaries signet summoned the Then These They thirteenth to OT History: Esther 3:12 Then the king's scribes were called (Est Esth. 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