Esther 8:2
And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
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2 Samuel 9:7And David said to him, Fear not, for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore to thee all the land of Saul thy father, and thou shall eat bread at my table continually.
Esther 10:2And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, to what the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
Ecclesiastes 2:18And I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who shall be after me.
Isaiah 22:19And I will thrust thee from thine office, and thou shall be pulled down from thy station.
Luke 15:22But the father said to his bondmen, Bring forth the best robe and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and shoes for his feet.
Matthew Henry on Esther 8:2-3
Esther and Mordecai Enriched. ( b. c. 510.) 1 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. 2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. It was but lately that we had Esther and Mordecai in tears and in fears, but fasting and praying; now let us see how to them there arose light in darkness.… Read the whole commentary →