- the rulers:
- "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" {Est 3:12} + "Then were the king'sª scribesª° calledª° at that¹ timeª in the thirdª month,ª that¹ [is], the monthª Sivan,ª on the threeª and twentiethª [day] thereof; and it was writtenª° according to all¹ that¹ Mordecaiª commandedª° unto¹ the Jews,ª and to¹ the lieutenants,ª and the deputiesª and rulersª of the provincesª which¹ [are] from Indiaª¹ unto¹ Ethiopia,ª an hundredª twentyª and sevenª provinces,ª unto every provinceª according to the writingª thereof, and unto every peopleª after their language,ª and to¹ the Jewsª according to their writing,ª and according to their language.ª" {Est 8:9} + "And they deliveredª°¹ the king'sª commissionsª unto the king'sª lieutenants,ª and to the governorsª on this sideª the river:ª and they furtheredª°¹ the people,ª and the houseª of God.ª" {Ezr 8:36} + "Then Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª sentª° to gather togetherª° the princes,ª the governors,ª and the captains,ª the judges,ª the treasurers,ª the counsellors,ª the sheriffs,ª and allª the rulersª of the provinces,ª to comeª° to the dedicationª of the imageª which¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª had set up.ª°" {Dan 3:2} + "It pleasedªª° Dariusª to setª° overª the kingdomª an hundredª and twentyª princes,ª which¹ should beª° over the wholeª kingdom;ª ... And overª¹ these² threeª presidents;ª of whomª¹ Danielª [was] first:ª that²¹ the¹ princesª mightª° giveª° accountsª unto them, and the kingª should haveª° noª damage.ª°" {Dan 6:1-2}
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