5 “Let every one of us state what one thing is strongest. King Darius will give him whose statement seems wiser than the others great gifts and great honors in token of victory. (WEB)
1 Esdras 3:5
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1 Esdras 3:8–10
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1 Esdras 4:1–3
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1 Esdras 3:23–24
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Greek Esther 1:19–21
19 If then it seems good to the king, let him make a royal decree, and let it be written according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, and let him not alter it: ‘Don’t allow the queen to come in to him any more. Let the king give her royalty to a woman better… (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:11–13
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Esther 6:6–8
6 Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?” 7 And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delight…
1 Esdras 4:41–43
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