- the thing:
- "And the sayingª pleasedªª° the kingª and the princes;ª and the kingª didª° according to the wordª of Memucan:ª" {Est 1:21} + "If¹ it pleaseª°¹ the king,ª let it be writtenª° that they may be destroyed:ª° and I will payª° tenª thousandª talentsª of silverª to¹ the handsª of those that have the chargeª° of the business,ª to bringª° [it] into¹ the king'sª treasuries.ª ... And the kingª tookª°¹ his ringª from¹¹ his hand,ª and gaveª° it unto Hamanª the sonª of Hammedathaª the Agagite,ª the Jews'ª enemy.ª°" {Est 3:9-10} + "And he saidª° unto him, Why¹ [art] thou,¹ [being] the king'sª son,ª leanª¹ from dayª to day?ª wilt thou not¹ tellª° me? And Amnonª saidª° unto him, I¹ loveª°¹ Tamar,ª my brotherª Absalom'sª sister.ª ... So Amnonª lay down,ª° and made himself sick:ª° and when the kingª was comeª° to seeª° him, Amnonª saidª° unto¹ the king,ª I pray thee,¹ let Tamarª my sisterª come,ª° and makeª° me a coupleª of cakesª in my sight,ª that I may eatª° at her hand.ª¹" {2Sm 13:4-6} + "And Ahithophelª saidª° unto¹ Absalom,ª Go¹ in²° unto¹ thy father'sª concubines,ª which¹ he hath left²°¹ to keepª° the house;ª and all¹ Israelª shall hearª° that¹ thou art abhorredª° of¹ thy father:ª then shall the handsª of all¹ that¹ [are] with¹ thee be strong.ª° ... And the counselª of Ahithophel,ª which¹ he counselledª° in those¹ days,ª [was] as¹ if a manª had enquiredª° at the oracleª of God:ª so¹ [was] all¹ the counselª of Ahithophelª both¹ with Davidª and¹ with Absalom.ª" {2Sm 16:21-23} + "And the sayingª pleasedª° Absalomª well,ª and all¹ the eldersª of Israel.ª" {2Sm 17:4} + "Butª when Herod'sª birthdayª was kept,ª° the¹ daughterª of Herodiasª dancedª° before them,ªª andª pleasedª° Herod.ª" {Mtt 14:6}
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