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Esther 9:4

Mordecai

2 In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.

3 And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.

For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

5 The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.

6 In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

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BSB
For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
KJV
For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
WEB
For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew greater and greater.
ASV
For Mordecai was great in the king`s house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
DARBY
For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout the provinces; for the man Mordecai became continually greater.
BLB
For Mordecai [was] great in the house of the king, and the report of him went forth in all the provinces, for the man Mordecai was going on and becoming great.
ÅB
for Mordekai var nå en stor mann i kongens hus, og hans ry gikk viden om i alle landskapene, for han - Mordekai - ble større og større.
OTB
Mordekai var fremtredende i kongens palass, og hans berømmelse spredte seg gjennom provinsene, for han ble mer og mer mektig.
B1930
for Mordekai var nu en stor mann i kongens hus, og hans ry gikk viden om i alle landskapene, for han - Mordekai - blev større og større.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 3:1

    Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

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  • 1 Chronicles 11:9

    And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.

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  • Psalms 18:43

    You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

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  • Proverbs 4:18

    The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

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  • Psalms 1:3

    He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

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  • Zephaniah 3:19

    Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.

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  • 1 Chronicles 14:17

    And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.

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  • Joshua 6:27

    So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.

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