Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

Esther 9:4

For the order of the king was in force, that he should be celebrated in all the kingdom.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
For the order of the king was in force, that he should be celebrated in all the kingdom.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew greater and greater.
World English Bible
GNVView canonical →
For Mordecai was great in the kings house, and the report of him went through all the prouinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
Geneva Bible

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