Esther 3:7 KJV

In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

Scofield Notes

first monthi.e. April; Esth 3:12
twelfth monthi.e. March; Esth 3:13

Matthew Henry

He obtains a decree against the JewsWithout some acquaintance with the human heart, and the history of mankind, we should not think that any prince could consent to a dreadful proposal, so...

Thompson Chains

Feast of PurimSee the chain from Esther 9:17 · 3 links
Casting LotsLink 7 of 12 · next Proverbs 16:33

Cross References

Ezra 6:15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
Esther 9:24–26 Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; …
Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
Nehemiah 2:1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
Esther 1:3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
Esther 2:16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Esther 9:1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
Esther 9:5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
Esther 9:17–19 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. …
Esther 9:21 To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
Ezekiel 21:21–22 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver. …
Matthew 27:35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

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Topics

Adar 1. Twelfth month in Jewish calendar
Babylon Tyrannical
Government By Ahasuerus
Haman Hanged
Israel, prophecies concerning Plotted against, by Haman
Lot, the Used to fix the time for the execution of condemned persons
Malice Haman toward Mordecai
Massacre Decree to destroy the Jews
Month After the captivity called Nisan
Politics Of Ahasuerus
Pur The lot
Rulers Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of all Jews (genocide)
Servant The Jews in Babylon

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible509 BC · The Jews Delivered from Haman

Bible Dictionary

NisanMonth of flowers, (Neh 2:1) the first month of the Jewish sacred year. (See Abib.) Assyrian nisannu, “beginning.”
AhasuerusThere are three kings designated by this name in Scripture. (1.) The father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Dan 9:1. This was probably...
Haman(of Persian origin), magnificent, the name of the vizier (i.e., the prime minister) of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Esth 3:1, etc.). He is...
AdarLarge, the sixth month of the civil and the twelfth of the ecclesiastical year of the Jews (Esth 3:7, Esth 3:13; Esth 8:12; Esth 9:1,...

Hebrew and Strong’s

In the first הָרִאשׁוֹן hāriʾšôn רִאשׁוֹן Ordinal number · masculine singular · with the
month בַּחֹדֶשׁ baḥōdeš חֹדֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
that is, the month הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular חֹדֶשׁ ḥōdeš חֹדֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct
Nisan נִיסָן nîsān נִיסָן Proper name
in the twelfth שְׁתֵּים šĕttêm שְׁנַיִם Number · feminine dual עֶשְׂרֵה ʿeśrê עָשָׂר Number · feminine singular
year בִּשְׁנַת bišnat שָׁנֶה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
of king לַמֶּלֶךְ lammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
Ahasuerus אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ʾăḥašwērôš אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ Proper name
they cast הִפִּיל hippîl נָפַל Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
Pur פּוּר pûr פּוּר Noun · masculine singular
that is, the lot הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular הַגּוֹרָל haggôrāl גּוֹרָל Noun · masculine singular · with the
before לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
Haman הָמָן hāmān הָמָן Proper name
from day מִיּוֹם miyyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
to day לְיוֹם lĕyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
and from month וּמֵחֹדֶשׁ ûmēḥōdeš חֹדֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular · with and, preposition
to month לְחֹדֶשׁ lĕḥōdeš חֹדֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
the twelfth שְׁנֵים šĕnêm שְׁנַיִם Number · masculine dual עָשָׂר ʿāśār עָשָׂר Number · masculine singular
that is, the month הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular חֹדֶשׁ ḥōdeš חֹדֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct
Adar אֲדָר ʾădār אֲדָר Proper name

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