Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And in all peoples, cities, and provinces, whithersoever the king's commandments came, there was wonderful rejoicing, feasts and banquets, and keeping holy day: Insomuch that many of other nations and religion, joined themselves to their worship and ceremonies. For a great dread of the name of the Jews had fallen upon all. a feast. Esther 9:17,19,22 Now the thirteenth day of the month Adar was the first day with them all of the slaughter, and on the fourteenth day they left off. Which they ordained to be kept holy day, so that all times hereafter they should celebrate it with feasting, joy, and banquets. . . . 1 Samuel 25:8 Ask thy servants, and they will tell thee. Now therefore let thy servants find favour in thy eyes: for we are come in a good day, whatsoever thy hand shall find give to thy servants, and to thy son David. Nehemiah 8:10 And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength. many of the people. Psalm 18:43 Thou wilt deliver me from the contradictions of the people; thou wilt make me head of the Gentiles. Zechariah 8:20-23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, until people come and dwell in many cities, . . . for the fear. Esther 9:2 And they gathered themselves together in every city, and town, and place, to lay their hands on their enemies, and their persecutors. And no one durst withstand them, for the fear of their power had gone through every people. Genesis 35:5 And when they were departed, the terror of God fell upon all the cities round about, and they durst not pursue after them as they went away. Exodus 15:16 Let fear and dread fall upon them, in the greatness of thy arm: let them become immoveable as a stone, until thy people, O Lord, pass by: until this thy people pass by, which thou hast possessed. Deuteronomy 2:25 This day will I begin to send the dread and fear of thee upon the nations that dwell under the whole heaven: that when they hear thy name they may fear and tremble, and be in pain like women in travail. Deuteronomy 11:25 None shall stand against you: the Lord your God shall lay the dread and fear of you upon all the land that you shall tread upon, as he hath spoken to you. Context The Decree of Xerxes…16But to the Jews, a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing. 17And in all peoples, cities, and provinces, whithersoever the king's commandments came, there was wonderful rejoicing, feasts and banquets, and keeping holy day: Insomuch that many of other nations and religion, joined themselves to their worship and ceremonies. For a great dread of the name of the Jews had fallen upon all. Cross References Esther 9:2 And they gathered themselves together in every city, and town, and place, to lay their hands on their enemies, and their persecutors. And no one durst withstand them, for the fear of their power had gone through every people. Esther 9:19 But those Jews that dwelt in towns not walled and in villages, appointed the fourteenth day of the month Adar for banquets and gladness, so as to rejoice on that day, and send one another portions of their banquets and meats. 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. Lexicon In everyוּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every province מְדִינָ֨ה (mə·ḏî·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region and every וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every city, עִ֣יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement wherever מְקוֹם֙ (mə·qō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition the king’s הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king edict דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause and decree וְדָתוֹ֙ (wə·ḏā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1881: A royal edict, statute reached, מַגִּ֔יעַ (mag·gî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike there was joy שִׂמְחָ֤ה (śim·ḥāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8057: Blithesomeness, glee and gladness וְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ (wə·śā·śō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8342: Cheerfulness, welcome among the Jews, לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים (lay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3064: Jews -- Jewish with feasting מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה (miš·teh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast and celebrating. וְי֣וֹם (wə·yō·wm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day And many וְרַבִּ֞ים (wə·rab·bîm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great of the people מֵֽעַמֵּ֤י (mê·‘am·mê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land themselves became Jews, מִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔ים (miṯ·ya·hă·ḏîm) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3054: To Judaize, become Jewish because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction the fear פַּֽחַד־ (pa·ḥaḏ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6343: A, alarm of the Jews הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3064: Jews -- Jewish had fallen נָפַ֥ל (nā·p̄al) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie upon them. עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against Additional Translations In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.And in every province, and in every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell on them. And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. And many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen upon them. in every city and province wherever the ordinance was published: wherever the proclamation took place, the Jews had joy and gladness, feasting and mirth: and many of the Gentiles were circumcised, and became Jews, for fear of the Jews. And in every province, and in every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them. And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. And many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen upon them. And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. In every province, and in every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness, joy, a feast, and a good day. Many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen on them. and in every province and province, and in every city and city, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, gladness and joy are to the Jews, a banquet, and a good day; and many of the peoples of the land are becoming Jews, for a fear of the Jews hath fallen upon them. 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