Esther: The Hebrew-Persian QueenH.H. Bancroft & Company, 1859 - 353 pages |
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Page 45
... Haman , to see whether Mordecai's mat- ters would stand ; for he had told them that he was a Jew . And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not , nor did him reverence , then was Haman full of wrath . And he thought scorn to lay hands on ...
... Haman , to see whether Mordecai's mat- ters would stand ; for he had told them that he was a Jew . And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not , nor did him reverence , then was Haman full of wrath . And he thought scorn to lay hands on ...
Page 46
... Haman said unto king Ahasuerus , There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all ... Haman , the son of Hammedatha the Agagite , the Jews ' enemy . And the king said unto Haman , The silver is given to ...
... Haman said unto king Ahasuerus , There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all ... Haman , the son of Hammedatha the Agagite , the Jews ' enemy . And the king said unto Haman , The silver is given to ...
Page 47
... Haman sat down to drink , but the city Shushan was perplexed . When Mordecai perceived all that was done , Mor- decai rent his clothes , and put on sackcloth with ashes , and went out into the midst of the city , and cried with a loud ...
... Haman sat down to drink , but the city Shushan was perplexed . When Mordecai perceived all that was done , Mor- decai rent his clothes , and put on sackcloth with ashes , and went out into the midst of the city , and cried with a loud ...
Page 49
... Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him . Then the king said , Cause Haman to make haste , that he may do as Esther hath said . So the king and Haman came to the ban- quet that Esther had prepared . And the ...
... Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him . Then the king said , Cause Haman to make haste , that he may do as Esther hath said . So the king and Haman came to the ban- quet that Esther had prepared . And the ...
Page 50
... Haman told them of the glory of his riches , and the multitude of his children , and all the things wherein the king had promoted him , and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king . Haman said moreover , Yea ...
... Haman told them of the glory of his riches , and the multitude of his children , and all the things wherein the king had promoted him , and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king . Haman said moreover , Yea ...
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Page 48 - Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Page 314 - He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me : and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Page 54 - Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
Page 302 - His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Page 329 - The men of grace have found Glory begun below; Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets.
Page 46 - 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.
Page 253 - I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Page 50 - Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Page 314 - Whosoever . therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven.
Page 54 - Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey...