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Esther 2:23
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Esther 2:23
English Standard Version
23 When the affair was investigated and found to be so, the men were both hanged on the gallows.[a] And it was recorded in (A)the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king.
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- Esther 2:23 Or wooden beam or stake; Hebrew tree or wood. This Persian execution practice involved affixing or impaling a person on a stake or pole (compare Ezra 6:11)
Esther 6:1
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Esther 6:1
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The King Honors Mordecai
6 On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring (A)the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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