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In their towns throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus, the Jews gathered to strike at those who planned their destruction. But no one dared resist them, for they were feared by all the other nations. (Esther 9, 2)
In fact, all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, governors and the king's administrators supported the Jews out of fear of Mordecai, (Esther 9, 3)
who had become more and more powerful and prominent not only in the palace but throughout the provinces. (Esther 9, 4)
who in turn told Esther: "The Jews have killed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman in Susa alone. Imagine what more they have done in the rest of my provinces! But you shall again be granted whatever you ask; whatever you request shall be fulfilled." (Esther 9, 12)
The other Jews in the king's provinces also assembled to protect themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of their foes, but did not lay hands on the spoils. (Esther 9, 16)
Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, (Esther 9, 20)
Letters were sent to all the Jews in the one hundred twenty-seven provinces of Ahasuerus' kingdom, in words conveying goodwill and assurance, (Esther 9, 30)
The text of the letter was as follows: The Great King Ahasuerus to the rulers of the hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia and to the governors under them: (Esther 13, 1)
The text of the letter read as follows: "The great King Ahasuerus to the satraps, governors and all our loyal subjects in the one hundred twenty-seven provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia: Greetings! (Esther 16, 1)
He gathered a strong army, ruled over provinces and nations, and rulers paid him taxes. (1 Maccabees 1, 4)
But he found that the money in the treasury had run short, for the taxes of the provinces had decreased due to dissension and disaster, which he himself had caused in the land by changing the laws that were in force from the earliest days. (1 Maccabees 3, 29)
So great was his need that he decided to go to Persia to collect the taxes from those provinces and raise considerable funds. (1 Maccabees 3, 31)