15 And Mordecai went out from the King in royal apparel of blue, and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

16 And unto the Jews was come light and [a]joy and gladness, and honor.

17 Also in all and every province, and in all and every city and place, where the King’s commandment and his decree came, there was joy and gladness to the Jews, a feast and good day, and many of the people of the land [b]became Jews: for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 8:16 He showeth by these words that follow, what this light was.
  2. Esther 8:17 Conformed themselves to the Jew’s religion.

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