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Chapter 1
Ahasuerus of Persia and Media makes royal feasts—Vashti disobeys the king and is deposed as queen.
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Chapter 2
Ahasuerus seeks a new queen—Mordecai presents Esther—Esther pleases the king and is chosen as queen—Mordecai exposes a plot against the king.
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Chapter 3
Mordecai, the Jew, refuses to bow to Haman—Haman arranges a decree to kill all the Jews in the kingdom.
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Chapter 4
Mordecai and the Jews mourn and fast because of the king’s decree—Esther determines to enter the presence of the king, even at the peril of her life.
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Chapter 5
The king receives Esther—She invites him and Haman to a banquet—Haman plans to have Mordecai hanged.
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Chapter 6
Mordecai receives great honors—Haman mourns and is counseled by his wife.
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Chapter 7
Esther reveals Haman’s plot to destroy the Jews—He is hanged on his own gallows.
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Chapter 8
Mordecai is honored and placed over the house of Haman—Ahasuerus reverses the decree calling for the destruction of the Jews.
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Chapter 9
The Jews slay their enemies, including Haman’s ten sons—The Feast of Purim is instituted to commemorate their deliverance and victory.
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Chapter 10
Mordecai, the Jew, stands next to Ahasuerus in power and might.
