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Esther 5:12-14

12 “And that’s not all,” Haman added. “I’m the only person Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow.

13 But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.”

14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a gallows built, seventy-five feet high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go with the king to the dinner and be happy.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the gallows built.

Cross References for Esther 5:12-14

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Proverbs 27:1 - Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:1 Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:1

Psalms 37:35-36 - I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a green tree in its native soil, Click to read the verse Psalms 37:35-36 Click to read the verse Psalms 37:35-36

Luke 21:34-35 - “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxietie... Click to read the verse Luke 21:34-35 Click to read the verse Luke 21:34-35

Proverbs 7:22-23 - All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose Click to read the verse Proverbs 7:22-23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 7:22-23

Job 20:5-8 - that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. Click to read the verse Job 20:5-8 Click to read the verse Job 20:5-8

Job 8:12-13 - While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass. Click to read the verse Job 8:12-13 Click to read the verse Job 8:12-13

Isaiah 21:4 - My heart falters, fear makes me tremble; the twilight I longed for has become a horror to me. Click to read the verse Isaiah 21:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 21:4