On thatdaydid the kingAhasuerusgivethe houseof Hamanthe Jews' enemyunto Estherthe queen. And Mordecaicamebeforethe king; forEstherhad toldwhathe was unto her. And the kingtook offhis ring, whichhe had takenfrom Haman, and gaveit unto Mordecai. And EsthersetMordecaioverthe houseof Haman. And Estherspokeyet againbeforethe king, and fell downathis feet, and besoughthim with tearsto put awaythe mischiefof Hamanthe Agagite, and his devicethathe had devisedagainstthe Jews. Then the kingheld outthe goldensceptertoward Esther. So Estherarose, and stoodbeforethe king, And said, Ifit pleasethe king, and ifI have foundfavorin his sight, and the thing seem rightbeforethe king, and I be pleasingin his eyes, let it be writtento reversethe lettersdevisedby Hamanthe sonof Hammedathathe Agagite, whichhe wroteto destroythe Jewswhich are in allthe king's provinces: Forhowcan I endureto seethe evilthatshall come untomy people? or howcan I endureto seethe destructionof my kindred? Then the kingAhasuerussaidunto Estherthe queenand to Mordecaithe Jew, Behold, I have givenEstherthe houseof Haman, and him they have hangeduponthe gallows, becausehe laidhis handupon the Jews. Writeyealso forthe Jews, as it likethyou, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: forthe writingwhichis writtenin the king's name, and sealedwith the king's ring, may noman reverse. Then were the king's scribescalledat thattimein the thirdmonth, that is , the monthSivan, on the threeand twentieth day thereof; and it was writtenaccording to allthatMordecaicommandeduntothe Jews, and tothe lieutenants, and the deputiesand rulersof the provinceswhich are from IndiauntoEthiopia, a hundredtwentyand sevenprovinces, unto every provinceaccording to the writingthereof, and unto every peopleafter their language, and tothe Jewsaccording to their writing, and according to their language. And he wrotein the kingAhasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sentlettersbypostson horseback, and riderson mules, camels, and youngdromedaries: Whereinthe kinggrantedthe Jewswhich were in everycityto gather themselves together, and to standfortheir life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, allthe powerof the peopleand provincethat would assaultthem, both little onesand women, and to take the spoilof them for a prey, Upon onedayin allthe provincesof kingAhasuerus, namely , upon the thirteenth day of the twelfthmonth, which is the monthAdar. The copyof the writingfor a commandmentto be givenin everyprovince was publishedunto allpeople, and that the Jewsshould bereadyagainst thatdayto avenge themselveson their enemies. So the poststhat rode uponmules and camelswent out, being hastenedand pressed onby the king's commandment. And the decreewas givenat Shushanthe palace. And Mordecaiwent outfrom the presenceof the kingin royalapparelof blueand white, and with a greatcrownof gold, and with a garmentof fine linenand purple: and the cityof Shushanrejoicedand was glad. The Jewshadlight, and gladness, and joy, and honor. And in everyprovince, and in everycity, whithersoeverthe king's commandmentand his decreecame, the Jewshad joyand gladness, a feastand a goodday. And manyof the peopleof the landbecame Jews; forthe fearof the Jewsfelluponthem.