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Esther 4:8

Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.

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Esther 4:8 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ecclesiastes 10:4 (5 votes) and Job 9:15 (4 votes). 6 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Nehemiah 2 to 1 Timothy 6.

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Which verses does Esther 4:8 point to?

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  1. Ecclesiastes 10:45 votes

    If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.

  2. Job 9:154 votes

    For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

  3. Esther 2:203 votes

    Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care.

  4. Esther 3:14–153 votes

    A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would be ready on that day. The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

  5. 1 Timothy 6:133 votes

    I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

  6. Nehemiah 2:3–52 votes

    and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” “What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven …

  7. Esther 7:3–42 votes

    Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request. For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”

  8. Esther 8:62 votes

    For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”

  9. Proverbs 16:14–152 votes

    The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

  10. Proverbs 21:12 votes

    The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

  11. Acts 12:202 votes
  12. 1 Timothy 6:171 vote

Which verses point to Esther 4:8?

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