Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation In fact, all the provincial officials--governors, administrators, and royal representatives--helped the Jews because they were all afraid of Mordecai. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the judges of the provinces, and the governors, and lieutenants, and every one in dignity, that presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mardochai: the rulers. Esther 3:12 And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same mouth: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring, Esther 8:9 Then the king's scribes and secretaries were called for (now it was the time of the third month which is called Siban) the three and twentieth day of the month, and letters were written, as Mardochai had a mind, to the Jews, and to the governors, and to the deputies, and to the judges, who were rulers over the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia: to province and province, to people and people, according to their languages and characters, and to the Jews, according as they could read and hear. Ezra 8:36 And they gave the king's edicts to the lords that were from the king's court, and the governors beyond the river, and they furthered the people and the house of God. Daniel 3:2 Then Nabuchodonosor, the king, sent to call together the nobles, the magistrates, and the judges, the captains, the rulers, and governors, and all the chief men of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up. Daniel 6:1,2 It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, to be over his whole kingdom. . . . officers of the king. Esther 3:2-6 And all the king's servants, that were at the doors of the palace, bent their knees, and worshipped Aman: for so the emperor had commanded them, only Mardochai did not bend his knee, nor worship him. . . . Esther 8:5 And said: If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and my request be not disagreeable to him, I beseech thee, that the former letters of Aman the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the king's provinces, may be reversed by new letters. Context The Jews Destroy Their Enemies…2And they gathered themselves together in every city, and town, and place, to lay their hands on their enemies, and their persecutors. And no one durst withstand them, for the fear of their power had gone through every people. 3And the judges of the provinces, and the governors, and lieutenants, and every one in dignity, that presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mardochai:4For they knew him to be prince of the palace, and to have great power: and the fame of his name increased daily, and was spread abroad through all men's mouths.… Cross References Ezra 2:2 Who came with Zorobabel, Josue, Nehemia, Saraia, Rahelaia, Mardochai, Belsan, Mesphar, Beguai, Rehum, Baana. The number of the men of the people of Israel: Ezra 8:36 And they gave the king's edicts to the lords that were from the king's court, and the governors beyond the river, and they furthered the people and the house of God. Jump to Previous Administrators Assisted Business Captains Chiefs Deputies Dread Fallen Fear Fell Governors Helped Jews King's Lieutenants Mordecai Mor'decai Nobles Officers Officials Princes Provinces Royal Rulers Satraps Seized SupportJump to Next Administrators Assisted Business Captains Chiefs Deputies Dread Fallen Fear Fell Governors Helped Jews King's Lieutenants Mordecai Mor'decai Nobles Officers Officials Princes Provinces Royal Rulers Satraps Seized SupportLinks Esther 9:3 NIVEsther 9:3 NLT Esther 9:3 ESV Esther 9:3 NASB Esther 9:3 Bible Apps Esther 9:3 Biblia Paralela Esther 9:3 Chinese Bible Esther 9:3 French Bible Esther 9:3 German Bible Alphabetical: administrators all And assisted because business doing dread Even fallen fear governors had helped Jews king's Mordecai nobles of on princes provinces satraps seized the them those were who OT History: Esther 9:3 All the princes of the provinces (Est Esth. Es) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |