Esther 3:8-9 ▼

8 <V 5:8>And Haman said to king Artaxerxes, “There is a people dispersed throughout all the provinces of your kingdom and separated one from another, who make use of unusual laws and ceremonies, and who, in addition, show contempt for the king’s ordinances. And you know very well that it is not expedient for your kingdom that they should become insolent through independence.

9 <V 5:9>If it pleases you, declare that they may be destroyed, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents to the keepers of your treasury.”