Esther 9:3-5

Esther 9:3-5

[3] And all the rulers  of the provinces,  and the lieutenants,  and the deputies,  and officers  of the king,  helped  the Jews;  because the fear  of Mordecai  fell  [4] For Mordecai  was great  in the king's  house,  and his fame  went out  throughout all the provinces:  for this man  Mordecai  waxed  greater and greater.  [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