Esther 8:1

And in that day king Artaxerxes gave to Esther all that belonged to Aman the slanderer: and Mardochaeus was called by the king; for Esther had shown that he was related to her.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2And the king took the ring which he had taken away from Aman, and gave it to Mardochaeus: and Esther appointed Mardochaeus over all that had been Aman's.

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Cross References

Esther 2:7And he had a foster child, daughter of Aminadab his father's brother, and her name was Esther; and when her parents were dead, he brought her up for a wife for himself: and the damsel was beautiful.

Esther 7:6And Esther said, the + 7:6 Gr. hostile man. adversary is Aman, this wicked man. Then Aman was troubled before the king and the queen.

Job 27:17All these things shall the righteous gain, and the true-hearted shall possess his wealth.

Psalms 49:6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge. Pause. 1

Proverbs 28:8He that increases his wealth by usuries and unjust gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.

Matthew Henry on Esther 8:1

We left the plotter hanging, and are now to see what becomes of his plot. I. His plot was to raise an estate for himself; and all his estate, being confiscated for treason, is given to Esther and Mordecai, ver. 1, 2 . II. His plot was to ruin the Jews; and as to that, 1. Esther earnestly intercedes for the reversing of the edict against them, ver. 3-6 . 2. It is in effect done by another edict, here published, empowering the Jews to stand up in their own defence against their enemies, ver. 7-14 . III. This… Read the whole commentary →

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