- she wrote:
- "And it came to pass¹ in the morning,ª that Davidª wroteª° a letterª to¹ Joab,ª and sentª° [it] by the handª of Uriah.ª ... And he wroteª° in the letter,ª saying,ª° Setª° ye¹ Uriahª in¹ the forefrontªª of the hottestª battle,ª and retireª° ye from¹¹ him,² that he may be smitten,ª° and die.ª°" {2Sm 11:14-15} + "He wroteª° also lettersª to railª° on the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª and to speakª° against¹ him, saying,ª° As the godsª of the nationsª of [other] landsª have not¹ deliveredª° their peopleª out of mine hand,ª¹ so¹ shall not¹ the Godª of Hezekiahª deliverª° his peopleª out of mine hand.ª¹" {2Ch 32:17} + "And in the daysª of Artaxerxesª wroteª° Bishlam,ª Mithredath,ª Tabeel,ª and the restª of their companions,ª unto¹ Artaxerxesª kingª of Persia;ª and the writingª of the letterª [was] writtenª° in the Syrian tongue,ª and interpretedª° in the Syrian tongue.ª ... Rehumª the chancellorªª and Shimshaiª the scribeª wroteª° aª letterª againstª Jerusalemª to Artaxerxesª the kingª in this sort:ª" {Ezr 4:7-8} + "Thisª [is] the copyª of the letterª thatª they sentª° unto¹ him,² [even] unto¹ Artaxerxesª the king;ª Thy servantsª the menª on this sideª the river,ª and at such a time.ª" {Ezr 4:11} + "Then sentª° Sanballatª¹ his servantª unto¹ me in like¹ mannerª the fifthª timeª with an openª° letterª in his hand;ª" {Neh 6:5} + "Then were the king'sª scribesª° calledª° on the thirteenthªª dayª of the firstª month,ª and there was writtenª° according to all¹ that¹ Hamanª had commandedª° unto¹ the king'sª lieutenants,ª and to¹ the governorsª that¹ [were] over¹ every province,ª and to¹ the rulersª of every peopleª of every provinceª according to the writingª thereof, and [to] every peopleª after their language;ª in the nameª of kingª Ahasuerusª was it written,ª° and sealedª° with the king'sª ring.ª ... The postsª° went out,ª° being hastenedª° by the king'sª commandment,ª and the decreeª was givenª° in Shushanª the palace.ª And the kingª and Hamanª sat downª° to drink;ª° but the cityª Shushanª was perplexed.ª°" {Est 3:12-15} + "Writeª° ye¹ also for¹ the Jews,ª as it likethª¹ you,² in the king'sª name,ª and sealª° [it] with the king'sª ring:ª for¹ the writingª which¹ is writtenª° in the king'sª name,ª and sealedª° with the king'sª ring,ª may no¹ man reverse.ª° ... The copyª of the writingª for a commandmentª to be givenª° in every¹ provinceª [was] publishedª° unto all¹ people,ª and that the Jewsª should be¹ readyª°² against that¹ dayª to avenge²° themselves¹ on their enemies.ª°¹" {Est 8:8-13}
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