CHAPTER EXPLORER
Esther 3
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15 verses in KJV · 121 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of Esther 3 (KJV)
3:1 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that [were] with him.
3:2 And all the king’s servants, that [were] in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [him] reverence.
3:3 Then the king’s servants, which [were] in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Mordecai
Approximate study chronology: c. 453 BC
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H4428me.lekhking · 22 occurrencesH2001ha.manHaman · 12 occurrencesH5971ampeople · 11 occurrencesH2320cho.deshmonth · 9 occurrencesH4082me.di.nahprovince · 8 occurrencesH3117yomday · 8 occurrencesH4782mor.de.khayMordecai · 7 occurrencesH6240a.sarten · 6 occurrencesH9033ohim · 5 occurrencesH325a.chash.ve.roshAhasuerus · 5 occurrencesH1931huhe/she/it · 5 occurrencesH3064ye.hu.diJew · 4 occurrencesH3027yadhand · 4 occurrencesH1881datlaw · 4 occurrences
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