Esther 3:12-14

Lexham English Bible

¹² And the king’s secretaries were called in the first month on the thirteenth day, and a decree was issued, according to all that Haman commanded, to the satraps of the king and to the governors who were over all the provinces, and to the officials of all the people, to each province according to its own script and to all people according to their own language; it was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and was sealed with the king’s ring. ¹³ Letters were sent by couriers^[a] to all the provinces of the king to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old,^[b] women and children, on one day, the thirteenth day of the month, that is Adar, and to plunder their goods. ¹⁴ A copy of the edict was presented as law in every province making it known to all the people to be ready for that day.