Read Esther

Chapters

• Chapter 1

  • Xerxes’ Royal Feast
  • Queen Vashti’s Refusal
  • Queen Vashti Deposed

• Chapter 2

  • Seeking Vashti’s Successor
  • Esther Finds Favor
  • Esther Becomes Queen
  • Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy

• Chapter 3

  • Haman’s Plot against the Jews

• Chapter 4

  • Mordecai Appeals to Esther

• Chapter 5

  • Esther Approaches the King
  • Haman’s Plot against Mordecai

• Chapter 6

  • Mordecai Is Honored

• Chapter 7

  • Esther Pleads for Her People
  • The Hanging of Haman

• Chapter 8

  • Esther Appeals for the Jews
  • The Decree of Xerxes

• Chapter 9

  • The Jews Destroy Their Enemies
  • Haman’s Sons Hanged
  • The Feast of Purim Instituted

• Chapter 10

  • Tribute to Xerxes and Mordecai