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Douay-Rheims Bible

Esther 8:12

And one day of revenge was appointed through all the provinces, to wit, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adar;   Proclamation;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Posts;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Persia;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Adar;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Esther;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Adar;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Camel;   Months;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Esther, the Rest of;   Purim;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Esther, Apocryphal Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for June 26;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This would take place on a single day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.
Hebrew Names Version
on one day in all the provinces of king Achashverosh, [namely], on the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
King James Version
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
English Standard Version
on one day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
New Century Version
The one day set for the Jewish people to do this in all the empire of King Xerxes was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
New English Translation
This was to take place on a certain day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus—namely, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar).
Amplified Bible
on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar).
New American Standard Bible
on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (that is, the month Adar).
World English Bible
on one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, [namely], on the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Vpon one day in all the prouinces of King Ahashuerosh, euen in the thirteenth day of the twelft moneth, which is the moneth Adar.
Legacy Standard Bible
on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (that is, the month Adar).
Berean Standard Bible
The single day appointed throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
Complete Jewish Bible
on the designated day in any of the provinces of King Achashverosh, namely, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar."
Darby Translation
upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
Easy-to-Read Version
The day set for the Jews to do this was the 13th day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar. They were permitted to do this in all King Xerxes' provinces.
George Lamsa Translation
Upon one day in all the provinces of King Akhshirash, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar,
Good News Translation
This decree was to take effect throughout the Persian Empire on the day set for the slaughter of the Jews, the thirteenth of Adar, the twelfth month.
Lexham English Bible
in one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
Literal Translation
on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
vpon one daye in all the londes of kynge Ahasuerus, namely vpon the thirtenth daye of the twolueth moneth, which is the moneth Adar.
American Standard Version
upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
Bible in Basic English
On one day in every division of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, that is, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Upon one day in all the prouinces of king Ahasuerus, namely vpon the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth, which is the moneth Adar.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
King James Version (1611)
Upon one day, in all the prouinces of king Ahasuerus, namely vpon the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth, which is the moneth Adar.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is Adar.
English Revised Version
upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And o dai of veniaunce, that is, in the thrittenthe dai of the tweluethe monethe Adar, was ordeined bi alle prouynces.
Update Bible Version
on one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, [namely], on the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
Webster's Bible Translation
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, [namely], upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which [is] the month Adar,
New King James Version
on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. [fn]
New Living Translation
The day chosen for this event throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was March 7 of the next year.
New Life Bible
On one day in all the nation of King Ahasuerus, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, they were to do this.
New Revised Standard
on a single day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
upon one day, throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, - upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, the same, is the month Adar:
Revised Standard Version
upon one day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasu-e'rus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
Young's Literal Translation
In one day, in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month -- it [is] the month of Adar --
New American Standard Bible (1995)
on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (that is, the month Adar).

Contextual Overview

3 And not content with these things, she fell down at the king’s feet and wept, and speaking to him besought him, that he would give orders that the malice of Aman the Agagite, and his most wicked devices which he had invented against the Jews, should be of no effect. 4 But he, as the manner was, held out the golden sceptre with his hand, which was the sign of clemency: and she arose up and stood before him, 5 And said: If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and my request be not disagreeable to him, I beseech thee, that the former letters of Aman the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the king’s provinces, may be reversed by new letters. 6 For how can I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people? 7 And king Assuerus answered Esther the queen, and Mardochai the Jew: I have given Aman’s house to Esther, and I have commanded him to be hanged on a gibbet, because he durst lay hands on the Jews. 8 Write ye therefore to the Jews, as it pleaseth you in the king’s name, and seal the letters with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durst gainsay the letters which were sent in the king’s name, and were sealed with his ring. 9 Then the king’s scribes and secretaries were called for (now it was the time of the third month which is called Siban) the three and twentieth day of the month, and letters were written, as Mardochai had a mind, to the Jews, and to the governors, and to the deputies, and to the judges, who were rulers over the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia: to province and province, to people and people, according to their languages and characters, and to the Jews, according as they could read and hear. 10 And these letters which were sent in the king’s name, were sealed with his ring, and sent by posts: who were to run through all the provinces, to prevent the former letters with new messages. 11 And the king gave orders to them, to speak to the Jews in every city, and to command them to gather themselves together, and to stand for their lives, and to kill and destroy all their enemies with their wives and children and all their houses, and to take their spoil. 12 And one day of revenge was appointed through all the provinces, to wit, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

one day: Esther 9:1, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 15:10, Judges 1:6, Judges 1:7

upon the thirteenth: Esther 3:13-15

Reciprocal: Ezra 6:15 - Adar Isaiah 3:21 - rings Acts 23:24 - beasts

Cross-References

Genesis 8:2
The fountains also of the deep, and the floodgates of heaven, were shut up, and the rain from heaven was restrained.
Genesis 8:3
And the waters returned from off the earth going and coming: and they began to be abated after a hundred and fifty days.
Genesis 8:5
And the waters were going and decreasing until the tenth month: for in the tenth month, the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.
Genesis 8:6
And after that forty days were passed, Noe opening the window of the ark, which he had made, sent forth a raven:
Genesis 8:7
Which went forth and did not return, till the waters were dried up upon the earth.
Genesis 8:8
He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.
Genesis 8:10
And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.
Psalms 27:14
(26-14) Expect the Lord, do manfully, and let thy heart take courage, and wait thou for the Lord.
Isaiah 8:17
And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Isaiah 25:9
And they shall say in that day: Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord, we have patiently waited for him, we shall rejoice and be joyful in his salvation.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Upon one day, in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. The day appointed and fixed in the former letters for the destruction of the Jews, Esther 3:13.


 
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