Esther 8:2-4

Good News Translation

² The king took off his ring with his seal on it (which he had taken back from Haman) and gave it to Mordecai. Esther put Mordecai in charge of Haman's property.

³ Then Esther spoke to the king again, throwing herself at his feet and crying. She begged him to do something to stop the evil plot that Haman, the descendant of Agag,^[a] had made against the Jews. ⁴ The king held out the gold scepter to her, so she stood up and said,