- when Esther came:
- Heb. when she came, "Then saidª° Esther,ª If¹ it please²¹¹ the king,ª let it be grantedª° to the Jewsª which¹ [are] in Shushanª to doª° to morrowª also¹ according unto this day'sª decree,ª and let Haman'sª tenª sonsª be hangedª° upon¹ the gallows.ª ... And the kingª commandedª° it so¹ to be done:ª° and the decreeª was givenª° at Shushan;ª and they hangedª° Haman'sª tenª sons.ª" {Est 9:13-14} + "Then the kingª Ahasuerusª answeredª° and saidª° unto Estherª the queen,ª Who¹ is he,¹¹ and where¹ is he,¹¹ that¹ durst presumeª° in his heartª to doª° so?¹ ... So they hangedª°¹ Hamanª on¹ the gallowsª that¹ he had preparedª° for Mordecai.ª Then was the king'sª wrathª pacified.ª°" {Est 7:5-10} + "On that¹ dayª did the kingª Ahasuerusª giveª°¹ the houseª of Hamanª the Jews'ª enemyª° unto Estherª the queen.ª And Mordecaiª cameª° beforeª the king;ª for¹ Estherª had toldª° what¹ he¹ [was] unto her. ... [So] the postsª° that rode²° upon¹ mulesª [and] camelsª went out,ª° being hastenedª° and pressed onª° by the king'sª commandment.ª And the decreeª was givenª° at Shushanª the palace.ª" {Est 8:1-14}
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