Esther 8:16

16 For the Jews there was ^alight and gladness and joy and honor.

Esther 8:17

17 And in each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king’s word and his law reached, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a feast and a ¹^aholiday. And ^bmany among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.