Esther 9:19

The Jews Destroy Their Enemies

19 Therefore the Jews of the villages who dwelt in the unwalled towns celebrated the fourteenth day of the month of Adar s with gladness and feasting, t as a holiday, and for u sending presents to one another.

  1. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 16:11
    You shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are among you, at the place where the LORD your God chooses to make His name abide.
    Deuteronomy 16:14
    And you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant and the Levite, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, who are within your gates.
  2. Cross References
    Esther 8:16
    The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor.
    Esther 8:17
    And in every province and city, wherever the king's command and decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a holiday. Then many of the people of the land became Jews, because fear of the Jews fell upon them.
  3. Cross References
    Nehemiah 8:10
    Then he said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
    Nehemiah 8:12
    And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them.
    Esther 9:22
    As the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of sending presents to one another and gifts to the poor.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.