Esther: chapter summaries

A Jewish queen in Persia and the rescue of her people.

10 chapters · Old Testament

1. 1 Queen Vashti refuses the king
2. 2 Esther becomes queen
3. 3 Haman plots against the Jews
4. 4 Mordecai urges Esther to act
5. 5 Esther invites the king and Haman
6. 6 The king honors Mordecai
7. 7 Haman is exposed
8. 8 The Jews may defend themselves
9. 9 The feast of Purim
10. 10 Mordecai’s greatness