Esther 9:20

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Esther 9:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible

18 The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.

19 This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.

20 Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,

21 to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar

22 as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

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Exodus 17:14

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

Deuteronomy 31:19

Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.

Deuteronomy 31:20

When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.

Deuteronomy 31:21

And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”

Deuteronomy 31:22

So that very day Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites.

1 Chronicles 16:12

Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

Psalms 124:1

If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—

Psalms 124:2

if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

Psalms 124:3

when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

Psalms 145:4

One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—

Psalms 145:5

the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

Psalms 145:6

They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.

Psalms 145:7

They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

Psalms 145:8

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Psalms 145:9

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Psalms 145:10

All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.

Psalms 145:11

They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,

Psalms 145:12

to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

2 Corinthians 1:10

He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

2 Corinthians 1:11

as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.

Esther 1:1

This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.

Esther 1:22

He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.

Esther 3:12

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.

Esther 8:9

At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan ), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush —writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.