Esther 3:9
Esther · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.”Esther 3:9
What Does Esther 3:9 Mean?
Esther 3:9 is found in the book of Esther, chapter 3, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Esther 3:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Esther 7:4“For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.”Esther 1:19“If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.”Esther 2:4“And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.”Jeremiah 32:9“And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.”Genesis 23:16“And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.”Job 18:8“For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.”Acts 25:15“About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.”Matthew 18:24“And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.”Hebrews 3:4“For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.”
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