a feast: Esther 9:17, Esther 9:19, Esther 9:22; 1 Samuel 25:8; Nehemiah 8:10
many of the people: Psalms 18:43; Zechariah 8:20-23
for the fear: Esther 9:2; Genesis 35:5; Exodus 15:16; Deuteronomy 2:25, Deuteronomy 11:25
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Esther 8:17
Esther 8:17
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