Esther 8 cross-references
Esther 8 has 17 verses, which point to 137 other passages and are cited by 132. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
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- Esther 2:7 — And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and… 6 votes
- Proverbs 13:22 — A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the… 5 votes
- Esther 2:15 — Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his… 5 votes
- Psalms 39:6 — Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and… 4 votes
- Job 27:16–17 — Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; 4 votes
- Luke 12:20 — But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those… 3 votes
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- Isaiah 49:23 — And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee… 14 votes
- Genesis 31:9 — Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. 3 votes
- Luke 12:20 — But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those… 2 votes
Esther 8:2
And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
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- Esther 3:10 — And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews'… 6 votes
- Daniel 2:48 — Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole… 4 votes
- Genesis 41:42 — And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of… 4 votes
- Luke 15:22 — But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his… 3 votes
- Psalms 37:34 — Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off,… 3 votes
- Isaiah 22:19–22 — And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down. 2 votes
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- Luke 15:22 — But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his… 10 votes
- Esther 3:10 — And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews'… 7 votes
- Genesis 41:42 — And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of… 5 votes
- James 2:2 — For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor… 2 votes
Esther 8:3
And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
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- Hebrews 5:7 — Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears… 2 votes
- Hosea 12:4 — Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in… 2 votes
- Isaiah 38:2 — Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, 2 votes
- Esther 7:4 — For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for… 2 votes
- Esther 3:8–15 — And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people… 2 votes
- 2 Kings 4:27 — And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust… 2 votes
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- Proverbs 31:26 — She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:24 — And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I… 4 votes
- Daniel 6:8 — Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the… 2 votes
- Esther 3:1 — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and… 2 votes
Esther 8:4
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
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- Esther 5:2 — And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his… 8 votes
- Esther 4:11 — All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or… 7 votes
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- Esther 5:2 — And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his… 8 votes
- Esther 4:11 — All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or… 6 votes
Esther 8:5
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:
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- Esther 7:3 — Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the… 5 votes
- Esther 5:8 — If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to… 3 votes
- Esther 3:12–13 — Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according… 3 votes
- Esther 2:17 — And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all… 2 votes
- Esther 2:4 — And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 20:29 — And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath… 2 votes
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- Esther 8:8 — Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the… 4 votes
- Esther 1:19 — If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the… 4 votes
- Esther 5:8 — If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to… 3 votes
- Esther 9:3 — And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped… 2 votes
Esther 8:6
For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
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- Esther 7:4 — For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for… 5 votes
- Romans 10:1 — Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 3 votes
- Romans 9:2–3 — That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. 3 votes
- Luke 19:41–42 — And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 2 votes
- Jeremiah 9:1 — Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain… 2 votes
- Jeremiah 4:19 — My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace,… 2 votes
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- Romans 9:3 — For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 7 votes
- Genesis 44:34 — For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall… 4 votes
- Joshua 2:12 — Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also… 3 votes
- Genesis 21:16 — And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me… 3 votes
Esther 8:7
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
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- Esther 7:10–8:1 — So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. 3 votes
- Galatians 3:13 — Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is… 2 votes
- Proverbs 13:22 — A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the… 2 votes
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- Genesis 49:28 — All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed… 3 votes
- Jeremiah 38:10 — Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up… 2 votes
- Psalms 14:5 — There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. 2 votes
Esther 8:8
Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
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- Esther 1:19 — If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the… 9 votes
- Esther 3:12 — Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according… 8 votes
- Hebrews 6:17–18 — Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel,… 4 votes
- Daniel 6:12–15 — Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree,… 4 votes
- Daniel 6:8 — Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the… 4 votes
- Esther 8:5 — And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the… 4 votes
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- Colossians 2:14 — Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of… 5 votes
- Esther 1:19 — If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the… 5 votes
- Daniel 6:15 — Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and… 4 votes
- Genesis 41:42 — And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of… 3 votes
Esther 8:9
Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
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- Esther 1:22 — For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and… 9 votes
- Esther 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto… 7 votes
- 1 Corinthians 14:9–11 — So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is… 2 votes
- Daniel 6:1 — It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole… 2 votes
- Daniel 4:1 — Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be… 2 votes
- Esther 3:12–13 — Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according… 2 votes
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- Esther 1:22 — For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and… 6 votes
- Esther 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto… 4 votes
- Daniel 6:25 — Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be… 3 votes
- Esther 2:16 — So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth,… 3 votes
Esther 8:10
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
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- Daniel 4:1 — Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be… 3 votes
- Jeremiah 51:21 — And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the… 3 votes
- Jeremiah 2:23 — How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what… 3 votes
- Isaiah 66:20 — And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in… 3 votes
- Isaiah 60:6 — The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:4 — Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? 3 votes
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- 1 Kings 4:28 — Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were,… 6 votes
- Genesis 41:42 — And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of… 4 votes
- Daniel 6:8 — Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the… 3 votes
- Esther 9:29 — Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm… 3 votes
Esther 8:11
Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
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- Psalms 37:14–15 — The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay… 8 votes
- Esther 3:13 — And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to… 8 votes
- Ezekiel 39:10 — So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall… 6 votes
- Psalms 146:6–9 — Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: 6 votes
- Psalms 137:8 — O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. 5 votes
- Esther 9:2–16 — The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to… 5 votes
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- Esther 9:16 — But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives,… 10 votes
- Esther 9:10 — The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not… 5 votes
- Esther 9:2 — The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to… 5 votes
- Esther 9:13 — Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow… 4 votes
Esther 8:12
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
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- Esther 9:1 — Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's… 6 votes
- Esther 3:13–15 — And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to… 3 votes
- Judges 1:6–7 — But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. 2 votes
- Exodus 15:9–10 — The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon… 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Esther 9:1 — Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's… 6 votes
- Acts 23:24 — And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. 2 votes
- Isaiah 3:21 — The rings, and nose jewels, 2 votes
- Ezra 6:15 — And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of… 2 votes
Esther 8:13
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
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- Revelation 6:10 — And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our… 4 votes
- Esther 3:14 — The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that… 4 votes
- Luke 18:7 — And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 3 votes
- Psalms 149:6–9 — Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 3 votes
- Psalms 92:10–11 — But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. 3 votes
- Psalms 68:23 — That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. 3 votes
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- Joshua 10:13 — And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is… 6 votes
- Esther 3:14 — The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that… 4 votes
Esther 8:14
So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
Points to (7)
- Daniel 8:2 — And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the… 3 votes
- Esther 3:15 — The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace.… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor… 2 votes
- Esther 2:3 — And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the… 2 votes
- Esther 1:2 — That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 1 votes
- Nehemiah 1:1 — The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year,… 1 votes
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- 1 Kings 4:28 — Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were,… 5 votes
- 2 Chronicles 30:6 — So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and… 4 votes
- Ezra 6:12 — And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their… 3 votes
- 1 Kings 10:25 — And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and… 3 votes
Esther 8:15
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
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- Luke 16:19 — There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 7 votes
- Matthew 6:29 — And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 6 votes
- Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. 6 votes
- Esther 6:8 — Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and… 6 votes
- Esther 5:1 — Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of… 6 votes
- Esther 3:15 — The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace.… 6 votes
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- Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. 12 votes
- Isaiah 61:3 — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the… 10 votes
- 2 Kings 25:29 — And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. 7 votes
- Proverbs 28:12 — When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. 6 votes
Esther 8:16
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
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- Proverbs 11:10 — When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. 8 votes
- Psalms 97:11 — Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 8 votes
- Psalms 18:28 — For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. 7 votes
- Esther 4:1–3 — When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and… 6 votes
- Psalms 30:5–11 — For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in… 5 votes
- Isaiah 35:10 — And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads:… 4 votes
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- Psalms 34:5 — They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. 17 votes
- Psalms 97:11 — Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 9 votes
- Psalms 118:27 — God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. 8 votes
- Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in… 3 votes
Esther 8:17
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.
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- Deuteronomy 11:25 — There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread… 6 votes
- Esther 9:19 — Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month… 5 votes
- Zechariah 8:20–23 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of… 4 votes
- Psalms 18:43 — Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a… 4 votes
- Esther 9:2 — The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:8 — Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we… 4 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Esther 9:2 — The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to… 6 votes
- Esther 9:19 — Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month… 5 votes
- Zechariah 10:9 — And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with… 4 votes
- Joshua 9:11 — Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for… 4 votes