came again: Esther 2:19; 1 Samuel 3:15; Psalms 131:1-2
hasted to his house: 2 Samuel 17:23; 1 Kings 20:43, 1 Kings 21:4; 2 Chronicles 26:20; Job 20:5
having: Esther 7:8; 2 Samuel 15:30; Job 9:24; Jeremiah 14:3-4
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Esther 6:12
Esther 6:12
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