Esther 9 cross-references
Esther 9 has 32 verses, which point to 166 other passages and are cited by 120. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
Points to (11)
- 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
- Esther 8:12 — Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month,… 6 votes
- Psalms 30:11 — Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 5 votes
- Revelation 11:18 — And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and… 4 votes
- Isaiah 60:14–16 — The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall… 3 votes
- Isaiah 14:1–2 — For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the… 3 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Philippians 1:12 — But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather… 6 votes
- Esther 8:12 — Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month,… 6 votes
- Esther 9:17 — On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day… 3 votes
- 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
Esther 9:2
The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
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- Esther 8:17 — And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews… 6 votes
- Esther 8:11 — Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for… 5 votes
- Psalms 71:24 — My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are… 3 votes
- Psalms 71:13 — Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and… 3 votes
- Isaiah 8:9 — Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries:… 2 votes
- Esther 9:15–18 — For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Esther 9:16 — But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives,… 6 votes
- Esther 8:11 — Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for… 5 votes
- Esther 8:17 — And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews… 4 votes
- Esther 9:15 — For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar,… 2 votes
Esther 9:3
And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
Points to (7)
- Ezra 8:36 — And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the… 5 votes
- Daniel 6:1–2 — It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole… 2 votes
- Daniel 3:2 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the… 2 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… 2 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… 2 votes
- Esther 3:12 — Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according… 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Esther 6:11 — Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the… 5 votes
- Ezra 8:36 — And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the… 1 votes
Esther 9:4
For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
Points to (11)
- 1 Chronicles 11:9 — So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him. 6 votes
- 2 Samuel 3:1 — Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and… 6 votes
- Zephaniah 3:19 — Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that… 3 votes
- Proverbs 4:18 — But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 3 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… 3 votes
- Psalms 1:3 — And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his… 3 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Esther 10:2 — And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto… 5 votes
- 2 Kings 5:1 — Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable,… 5 votes
- 1 Chronicles 11:9 — So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him. 4 votes
- Exodus 11:3 — And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in… 3 votes
Esther 9:5
Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
Points to (6)
- Jeremiah 18:21 — Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and… 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 20:7–8 — Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. 3 votes
- Psalms 18:47–48 — It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. 3 votes
- Psalms 18:34–40 — He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 3 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6 — Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Isaiah 22:25 — In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be… 2 votes
- Psalms 129:5 — Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. 2 votes
- Job 27:14 — If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 2 votes
- Esther 3:7 — In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is,… 2 votes
Esther 9:6
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Points to (1)
- Esther 3:15 — The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace.… 2 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Proverbs 12:7 — The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. 3 votes
Esther 9:7
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
Pointed to from (2)
- Esther 5:11 — And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein… 6 votes
- Deuteronomy 25:19 — Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the… 2 votes
Esther 9:8
And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
Esther 9:9
And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
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 their hand.
Points to (15)
- Esther 8:11 — Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for… 5 votes
- Esther 5:11 — And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein… 5 votes
- Genesis 14:23 — That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine,… 4 votes
- Job 27:13–15 — This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the… 3 votes
- Job 18:18–19 — He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. 3 votes
- Philippians 4:8 — Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Esther 3:13 — And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to… 4 votes
- Esther 9:15 — For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar,… 3 votes
- Amos 6:9 — And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. 2 votes
- Daniel 6:24 — And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den… 2 votes
Esther 9:11
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
Pointed to from (2)
- 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 9:18 — But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth… 1 votes
Esther 9:12
And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
Points to (2)
- Esther 7:2 — And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen… 6 votes
- Esther 5:6 — And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and… 6 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Esther 5:3 — Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given… 8 votes
- Esther 5:6 — And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and… 6 votes
- Esther 7:2 — And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen… 4 votes
- Acts 23:19 — Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that… 2 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 also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.
Points to (6)
- Esther 8:11 — Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for… 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 21:23 — His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that… 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
- Esther 9:15 — For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar,… 2 votes
- 2 Samuel 21:9 — And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and… 2 votes
- 2 Samuel 21:6 — Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Esther 9:25 — But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised… 2 votes
- Esther 9:18 — But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth… 2 votes
- Esther 9:15 — For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar,… 2 votes
- 2 Samuel 21:6 — Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul,… 2 votes
Esther 9:14
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Pointed to from (5)
- 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… 5 votes
- Proverbs 12:7 — The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:3 — If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul… 2 votes
- Ezra 7:13 — I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which… 2 votes
Esther 9:15
For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
Points to (8)
- 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… 3 votes
- Esther 8:11 — Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for… 3 votes
- Hebrews 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said,… 2 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22 — Abstain from all appearance of evil. 2 votes
- Psalms 118:7–12 — The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. 2 votes
- Esther 9:16 — But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (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
- Genesis 14:23 — That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine,… 3 votes
- Esther 9:18 — But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth… 2 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… 2 votes
Esther 9:16
But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
Points to (3)
- Esther 8:11 — Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for… 10 votes
- Esther 9:2 — The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to… 6 votes
- Leviticus 26:7–8 — And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 5 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Esther 9:15 — For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar,… 2 votes
- Genesis 34:27 — The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. 2 votes
Esther 9:17
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Points to (5)
- Esther 9:21 — To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth… 3 votes
- Esther 9:1 — Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's… 3 votes
- Esther 9:18 — But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth… 2 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… 2 votes
- Esther 3:12 — Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according… 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Esther 8:16 — The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. 4 votes
- Esther 9:1 — Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's… 2 votes
- Esther 8:17 — And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews… 2 votes
- Esther 3:7 — In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is,… 2 votes
Esther 9:18
But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Points to (5)
- Esther 9:21 — To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth… 3 votes
- Esther 9:15 — For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar,… 2 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… 2 votes
- Esther 9:1 — Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's… 2 votes
- Esther 9:11 — On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. 1 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Esther 9:17 — On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day… 2 votes
Esther 9:19
Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
Points to (10)
- Esther 8:17 — And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews… 5 votes
- Revelation 11:10 — And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to… 4 votes
- Esther 9:22 — As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow… 4 votes
- Nehemiah 8:10–12 — Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom… 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 16:14 — And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy… 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 16:11 — And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and… 3 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Nehemiah 8:10 — Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom… 24 votes
- Esther 8:17 — And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 11:2 — Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 4 votes
- Esther 9:22 — As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow… 4 votes
Esther 9:20
And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
Points to (10)
- 2 Corinthians 1:10–11 — Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; 2 votes
- Psalms 145:4–12 — One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 2 votes
- Psalms 124:1–3 — [A Song of degrees of David.] If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; 2 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… 2 votes
- Esther 3:12 — Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according… 2 votes
- Esther 1:22 — For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and… 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Esther 9:29 — Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm… 5 votes
- Jeremiah 29:1 — Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the… 4 votes
- Esther 9:26 — Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and… 3 votes
- 2 Chronicles 30:5 — So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that… 2 votes
Esther 9:21
To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
Pointed to from (5)
- Esther 9:18 — But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth… 3 votes
- Esther 9:17 — On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day… 3 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… 3 votes
- Esther 9:27 — The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them,… 2 votes
Esther 9:22
As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Points to (13)
- Psalms 30:11 — Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 7 votes
- Isaiah 14:3 — And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear,… 4 votes
- Isaiah 12:1–2 — And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is… 4 votes
- Esther 9:19 — Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month… 4 votes
- Galatians 2:10 — Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. 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
Pointed to from (12)
- Nehemiah 8:10 — Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom… 19 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
- Jeremiah 31:13 — Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning… 9 votes
- Psalms 30:11 — Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 5 votes
Esther 9:23
And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
Esther 9:24
Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
Points to (2)
- Esther 3:5–13 — And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 3 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… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Isaiah 22:25 — In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be… 3 votes
- Esther 3:7 — In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is,… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 21:5 — And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed… 2 votes
Esther 9:25
But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Points to (7)
- Psalms 7:16 — His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. 7 votes
- Matthew 21:44 — And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to… 2 votes
- Psalms 141:10 — Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. 2 votes
- Psalms 140:9 — As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 2 votes
- Psalms 109:17–18 — As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. 2 votes
- Esther 9:13–14 — Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow… 2 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Proverbs 19:21 — There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. 15 votes
- Luke 6:38 — Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over,… 9 votes
- Psalms 7:16 — His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. 9 votes
- Job 5:13 — He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. 7 votes
Esther 9:26
Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
Points to (3)
- Esther 9:20 — And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the… 3 votes
- Ezekiel 39:11 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the… 2 votes
- Numbers 16:40 — To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near… 2 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Esther 9:32 — And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. 2 votes
Esther 9:27
The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
Points to (11)
- Zechariah 2:11 — And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the… 4 votes
- Isaiah 56:6 — Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the… 4 votes
- Isaiah 56:3 — Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath… 3 votes
- Esther 8:17 — And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews… 3 votes
- Zechariah 8:23 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all… 2 votes
- Esther 9:21 — To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Esther 8:17 — And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews… 3 votes
- Psalms 78:7 — That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: 2 votes
- Esther 3:12 — Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according… 2 votes
Esther 9:28
And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
Points to (6)
- Psalms 103:2 — Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 votes
- Psalms 78:5–7 — For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that… 3 votes
- Joshua 4:7 — Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD;… 3 votes
- Exodus 13:8–9 — And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when… 3 votes
- Zechariah 6:14 — And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a… 2 votes
- Exodus 12:17 — And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out… 2 votes
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- Psalms 78:6 — That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and… 3 votes
Esther 9:29
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
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- Esther 9:20 — And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of 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… 4 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… 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.… 2 votes
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- 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
Esther 9:30
And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
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- Esther 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto… 4 votes
- Zechariah 8:19 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the… 2 votes
- Isaiah 39:8 — Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For… 2 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… 2 votes
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- Esther 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto… 4 votes
- 2 Kings 20:19 — Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not… 2 votes
- Deuteronomy 2:26 — And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace,… 1 votes
Esther 9:31
To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
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- Esther 4:3 — And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning… 5 votes
- Esther 4:16 — Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink… 4 votes
- Jonah 3:2–9 — Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 2 votes
Esther 9:32
And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
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- Esther 9:26 — Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and… 2 votes