20 The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
Esther 1:20
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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)
Greek Esther 9:3–4
3 For the chiefs of the local governors, and the princes and the royal scribes, honored the Jews; for the fear of Mordecai was upon them. (WEB) 4 For the order of the king was in force, that he should be celebrated in all the kingdom. (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:14–16
14 “O sirs, isn’t the king great, and men are many, and isn’t wine strong? Who is it then who rules them, or has the lordship over them? Aren’t they women? (WEB) 15 Women have given birth to the king and all the people who rule over sea and land. (WEB) 16 They came from women. Wome… (WEB)
Ezekiel 23:47–49
47 The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses. 48 So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior. 49 They will repay yo…
1 Maccabees 1:49–51
49 so that they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. (WEB) 50 Whoever doesn’t do according to the word of the king, he shall die. (WEB) 51 He wrote according to all these words to his whole kingdom. He appointed overseers over all the people, and he commanded the ci… (WEB)
Psalms 45:10–12
10 Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house, 11 and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord. 12 The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
Esther 3:13–15
13 And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.
Testament of Judah 3:21–23
21 And indeed I repented of these things; wine and flesh I eat not until my old age, nor did I behold any joy. (T12) 22 And the angel of God showed me that for ever do women bear rule over king and beggar alike. (T12) 23 And from the king they take away his glory, and from the vali… (T12)
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