In the second year of the reign of the great King Ahasuerus, on the first day of Nisan, Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, had a dream.

Esther Made Queen

Mordecai Refuses to Honor Haman

Esther's Aid Sought by Mordecai

First Banquet of Esther

Mordecai's Reward from the King

So the king and Haman went to the banquet with Queen Esther.

That day King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther; and Mordecai was admitted to the king's presence, for Esther had revealed his relationship to her.

Victory of the Jews

King Ahasuerus laid tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea.