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|Ester 2:19|
And when the virgins came together in the second house of the women, Mordecai took his seat in the doorway of the king's house.
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20
|Ester 2:20|
Esther had still said nothing of her family or her people, as Mordecai had given her orders; for Esther did what Mordecai said, as when she was living with him.
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21
|Ester 2:21|
In those days, while Mordecai was seated at the king's doorway, two of the king's servants, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the door, being angry, were looking for a chance to make an attack on King Ahasuerus.
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22
|Ester 2:22|
And Mordecai, having knowledge of their purpose, sent word of it to Esther the queen; and Esther gave the news to the king in Mordecai's name.
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23
|Ester 2:23|
And when the thing had been looked into, it was seen to be true, and the two of them were put to death by hanging on a tree: and it was put down in the records before the king.
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1
|Ester 3:1|
After these things, by the order of the king, Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, was lifted up and given a position of honour and a higher place than all the other captains who were with him.
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2
|Ester 3:2|
And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.
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3
|Ester 3:3|
Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order?
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4
|Ester 3:4|
Now when they had said this to him day after day and he gave no attention, they let Haman have news of it, to see if Mordecai's behaviour would be overlooked: for he had said to them that he was a Jew.
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5
|Ester 3:5|
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.
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