Esther 8:17 meaning and explanation
In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
Esther 8:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Esther 8:17 comes after the king allows Mordecai to issue a counter-edict letting the Jews defend themselves on the day Haman had set for their destruction. The verse describes the response across the empire: joy, feasting and celebration among the Jews, and many people of the land becoming Jews.
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