Esther 8:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ Mordecai left the king’s presence wearing royal ·clothes [garments] of blue and white and a large gold crown. He also had a purple ·robe [mantle] made of the best linen. And the people of Susa shouted for joy. ¹⁶ It was a time of ·happiness [^Llight], joy, gladness, and honor for the Jews. ¹⁷ As the king’s ·order [edict; decree] went to every ·state [province] and city, there was joy and gladness among the Jews. In every ·state [province] and city to which the king’s ·order [edict; decree] went, they were having ·feasts [banquets] and ·celebrating [holidays]. And many ·people through all the empire [^Lpeoples of the land] ·became [professed/pretended to be] Jews, because ·they were afraid of the Jews [^Ldread of the Jews had fallen on them].