Esther 8:17
Amplified Bible
17 In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king’s command and his decree arrived, the Jews celebrated with gladness and joy, a feast and a holiday. And many among the peoples of the land [a]became Jews, for the fear of the Jews [and their God] had fallen on them.
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- Esther 8:17 Or embraced Judaism.
Esther 8:17
New International Version
17 In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy(A) and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear(B) of the Jews had seized them.(C)
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