Mordecai
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- Ezra 2:2
They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Ezra 2:1-3 (in Context) Ezra 2 (Whole Chapter) - Nehemiah 7:7
They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Nehemiah 7:6-8 (in Context) Nehemiah 7 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 2:5
Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,
Esther 2:4-6 (in Context) Esther 2 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 2:7
He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
Esther 2:6-8 (in Context) Esther 2 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 2:10
Esther had not made known her people or kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her not to make it known.
Esther 2:9-11 (in Context) Esther 2 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 2:11
And every day Mordecai walked in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and what was happening to her.
Esther 2:10-12 (in Context) Esther 2 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 2:15
When the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter, to go in to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, who had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her.
Esther 2:14-16 (in Context) Esther 2 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 2:19
[ Mordecai Discovers a Plot ] Now when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
Esther 2:18-20 (in Context) Esther 2 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 2:20
Esther had not made known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him.
Esther 2:19-21 (in Context) Esther 2 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 2:21
In those days, as Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
Esther 2:20-22 (in Context) Esther 2 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 2:22
And this came to the knowledge of Mordecai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai.
Esther 2:21-23 (in Context) Esther 2 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 3:2
And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage.
Esther 3:1-3 (in Context) Esther 3 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 3:3
Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress the king's command?”
Esther 3:2-4 (in Context) Esther 3 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 3:4
And when they spoke to him day after day and he would not listen to them, they told Haman, in order to see whether Mordecai's words would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
Esther 3:3-5 (in Context) Esther 3 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 3:5
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury.
Esther 3:4-6 (in Context) Esther 3 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 3:6
But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Esther 3:5-7 (in Context) Esther 3 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:1
[ Esther Agrees to Help the Jews ] When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry.
Esther 4:1-3 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:4
When Esther's young women and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed. She sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
Esther 4:3-5 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:5
Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs, who had been appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what this was and why it was.
Esther 4:4-6 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:6
Hathach went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king's gate,
Esther 4:5-7 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:7
and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the exact sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king's treasuries for the destruction of the Jews.
Esther 4:6-8 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:8
Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her and command her to go to the king to beg his favor and plead with him on behalf of her people.
Esther 4:7-9 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:9
And Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said.
Esther 4:8-10 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:10
Then Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to go to Mordecai and say,
Esther 4:9-11 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:12
And they told Mordecai what Esther had said.
Esther 4:11-13 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:13
Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think to yourself that in the king's palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews.
Esther 4:12-14 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:15
Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai,
Esther 4:14-16 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 4:17
Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.
Esther 4:16-17 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 5:9
[ Haman Plans to Hang Mordecai ] And Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
Esther 5:8-10 (in Context) Esther 5 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 5:13
Yet all this is worth nothing to me, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.”
Esther 5:12-14 (in Context) Esther 5 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 5:14
Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast.” This idea pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.
Esther 5:13-14 (in Context) Esther 5 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 6:1
[ The King Honors Mordecai ] On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Esther 6:1-3 (in Context) Esther 6 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 6:2
And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
Esther 6:1-3 (in Context) Esther 6 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 6:3
And the king said, “What honor or distinction has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” The king's young men who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”
Esther 6:2-4 (in Context) Esther 6 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 6:4
And the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
Esther 6:3-5 (in Context) Esther 6 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 6:10
Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry; take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Leave out nothing that you have mentioned.”
Esther 6:9-11 (in Context) Esther 6 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 6:11
So Haman took the robes and the horse, and he dressed Mordecai and led him through the square of the city, proclaiming before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.”
Esther 6:10-12 (in Context) Esther 6 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 6:12
Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.
Esther 6:11-13 (in Context) Esther 6 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 6:13
And Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of the Jewish people, you will not overcome him but will surely fall before him.”
Esther 6:12-14 (in Context) Esther 6 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 7:9
Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, “Moreover, the gallows that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman's house, fifty cubits high.”
Esther 7:8-10 (in Context) Esther 7 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 7:10
And the king said, “Hang him on that.” So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.
Esther 7:9-10 (in Context) Esther 7 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 8:1
[ Esther Saves the Jews ] On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her.
Esther 8:1-3 (in Context) Esther 8 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 8:2
And the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
Esther 8:1-3 (in Context) Esther 8 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 8:7
Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he intended to lay hands on the Jews.
Esther 8:6-8 (in Context) Esther 8 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 8:9
The king's scribes were summoned at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day. And an edict was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, 127 provinces, to each province in its own script and to each people in its own language, and also to the Jews in their script and their language.
Esther 8:8-10 (in Context) Esther 8 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 8:15
Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a robe of fine linen and purple, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
Esther 8:14-16 (in Context) Esther 8 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 9:3
All the officials of the provinces and the satraps and the governors and the royal agents also helped the Jews, for the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.
Esther 9:2-4 (in Context) Esther 9 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 9:4
For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.
Esther 9:3-5 (in Context) Esther 9 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 9:20
[ The Feast of Purim Inaugurated ] And Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,
Esther 9:19-21 (in Context) Esther 9 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 9:23
So the Jews accepted what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.
Esther 9:22-24 (in Context) Esther 9 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 9:29
Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim.
Esther 9:28-30 (in Context) Esther 9 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 9:31
that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring, with regard to their fasts and their lamenting.
Esther 9:30-32 (in Context) Esther 9 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 10:1
[ The Greatness of Mordecai ] King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.
Esther 10:1-3 (in Context) Esther 10 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 10:2
And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
Esther 10:1-3 (in Context) Esther 10 (Whole Chapter) - Esther 10:3
For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.
Esther 10:2-3 (in Context) Esther 10 (Whole Chapter)