Esther 9:30-32

International Standard Version

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. ³² The order of Esther established these instructions for Purim, and it was officially recorded.^[c]