16 And that they be children of the most high and most mighty, living God, who hath ordered the kingdom both unto us and to our progenitors in the most excellent manner. (KJV) 17 Wherefore ye shall do well not to put in execution the letters sent unto you by Aman the son of Amadatha. (KJV) 18 For he that was the worker of these things, is hanged at the gates of Susa with all his family: God, who ruleth all things, speedily rendering vengeance to him according to his deserts. (KJV)
Greek Esther 16:16–18
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