Esther 3:11

The king said to Haman, “I will see that the money is given back to you and your people. You will do with it whatever you wish.”

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In The King James Version

And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

In Context

10Then the king took the signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

12Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree containing all that Haman had commanded was written to the king's provincial governors, those who were over all the provinces, to the governors of all the various peoples, and to the officials of all the people, to every province in their own writing, and to every people in their own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and was sealed with his ring.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 26:14I myself—look at me!—am in your hand. Do to me what is good and right in your eyes.

Luke 23:25He released the one they asked for who had been put in prison for rioting and murder. But he delivered up Jesus to their will.

Matthew Henry on Esther 3:8-15

Haman Obtains Leave to Slay the Jews. ( b. c. 510.) 7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. 8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is… Read the whole commentary →

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