Esther (Greek)

World English Bible (Catholic)

Esther (Greek) has 10 chapters. Read Esther (Greek) in the World English Bible (Catholic), chapter by chapter, free and without an account.

Greek Esther tells the story of Esther and Mordecai’s response to a decree threatening the Jewish people. Its expanded form includes Mordecai’s dream, prayers for deliverance, fuller royal documents, and an account of God changing the king’s disposition. The conclusion interprets the deliverance as God’s work and connects it with Purim.

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Esther (Greek) is the longer Greek form found in the Septuagint, received in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles. Protestant Bibles and the Jewish Tanakh keep the shorter Hebrew text. See it on the shelf.

Queen Vashti calmly refusing a royal messenger at the banquet hall threshold
Esther (Greek) 1
Esther receiving the royal crown while Mordecai watches from the palace gate
Esther (Greek) 2
Mordecai standing at the palace gate as Haman casts lots beside sealed decrees
Esther (Greek) 3
Esther preparing to enter the inner court as Mordecai and the community fast beyond the gate
Esther (Greek) 4
Esther touching the king’s extended golden sceptre beside a prepared banquet
Esther (Greek) 5
Haman leading Mordecai on the royal horse past an open blank chronicle
Esther (Greek) 6
Esther identifying Haman at the banquet while the king rises in anger
Esther (Greek) 7
Mordecai receiving the royal signet ring as mounted couriers depart with sealed decrees
Esther (Greek) 8
Families sharing festive food and gifts with neighbors as a sealed Purim letter is received
Esther (Greek) 9
Mordecai listening to families and elders at the palace gate above a flourishing landscape
Esther (Greek) 10