Esther 9:29-31

International Standard Version

Queen Esther Confirms the Instructions for Purim

²⁹ Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority confirming this second letter about Purim. ³⁰ Letters containing wishes for peace and stability were sent to all the Jewish people, to the 127 provinces of Ahasuerus’ kingdom, ³¹ establishing these days of Purim at the prescribed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established, and just as the Jewish people^[a] had established for themselves and for their descendants. The letter included instructions for their fasting^[b] and lamentations.