3:8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a particular people 1 that is dispersed and spread among the inhabitants 2 throughout all the provinces of your kingdom whose laws differ from those of all other peoples. Furthermore, they do not observe the king’s laws. It is not appropriate for the king to provide a haven for them. 3 3:9 If the king is so inclined, 4 let an edict be issued 5 to destroy them. I will pay ten thousand talents of silver 6 to be conveyed to the king’s treasuries for the officials who carry out this business.”
3:10 So the king removed his signet ring 7 from his hand and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, who was hostile toward the Jews.
6:6 So these supervisors and satraps came by collusion 14 to the king and said 15 to him, “O King Darius, live forever! 6:7 To all the supervisors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, counselors, and governors it seemed like a good idea for a royal edict to be issued and an interdict to be enforced. For the next thirty days anyone who prays 16 to any god or human other than you, O king, should be thrown into a den of lions. 6:8 Now let the king issue a written interdict 17 so that it cannot be altered, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed. 18 6:9 So King Darius issued the written interdict.
19:12 From this point on, Pilate tried 19 to release him. But the Jewish leaders 20 shouted out, 21 “If you release this man, 22 you are no friend of Caesar! 23 Everyone who claims to be a king 24 opposes Caesar!” 19:13 When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat 25 in the place called “The Stone Pavement” 26 (Gabbatha in 27 Aramaic). 28 19:14 (Now it was the day of preparation 29 for the Passover, about noon. 30 ) 31 Pilate 32 said to the Jewish leaders, 33 “Look, here is your king!”
19:15 Then they 34 shouted out, “Away with him! Away with him! 35 Crucify 36 him!” Pilate asked, 37 “Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied, “We have no king except Caesar!” 19:16 Then Pilate 38 handed him over 39 to them to be crucified.
So they took Jesus,