Esther 3:11

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

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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

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

12Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province, according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 26:14As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as it seemeth good and meet to you.

Luke 23:25And he released to them him that for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered 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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