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15 Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king (A)in royal robes of [a]blue and fine white, with a large crown of gold and (B)a garment of fine linen and purple; and (C)the city of Susa cried aloud and was glad. 16 For the Jews there was (D)light and gladness and joy and honor. 17 And in each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king’s word and his law reached, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a feast and a [b](E)holiday. And (F)many among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 8:15 Or violet
  2. Esther 8:17 Lit good day