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Esther 8:2 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The king took the ring which he had taken away from Haman and gave it to Mordecai. Esther appointed Mordecai over all that had been Haman’s. "
Esther 8:2
Verse in Context
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1 On that day, King Ahasuerus gave to Esther all that belonged to Haman the slanderer. The king called Mordecai, for Esther had told that he was related to her.
2 The king took the ring which he had taken away from Haman and gave it to Mordecai. Esther appointed Mordecai over all that had been Haman’s.
3 She spoke yet again to the king, and fell at his feet, and implored him to undo Haman’s mischief and all that he had done against the Jews.
4 Then the king extended the golden sceptre to Esther; and Esther arose to stand near the king.
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Esther 8:1
"On that day, King Ahasuerus gave to Esther all that belonged to Haman the slanderer. The king called Mordecai, for Esther had told that he was related to her."
Esther 8:3
"She spoke yet again to the king, and fell at his feet, and implored him to undo Haman’s mischief and all that he had done against the Jews."
Esther 8:4
"Then the king extended the golden sceptre to Esther; and Esther arose to stand near the king."
Esther 8:5
"Esther said, “If it seems good to you, and I have found favor in your sight, let an order be sent that the letters sent by Haman may be reversed—letters that were written for the destruction of the Jews who are in your kingdom."
Esther 8:6
"For how could I see the affliction of my people, and how could I survive the destruction of my kindred?”"
Esther 8:7
"Then the king said to Esther, “If I have given and freely granted you all that was Haman’s, and hanged him on a gallows because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what more do you seek?"
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