Esther 3:14
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.
Cross-reference
Esther 8:13
Parallel
In Esther 8:13, the counter-decree is similarly published as law, directly reversing the earlier edict's intended destruction.
Esther 8:14
Parallel
In Esther 8:14, couriers rush to deliver the counter-decree, mirroring the urgency of the first decree's delivery.
Esther 4:8
Historical context
Esther 4:8 shows Mordecai giving Esther a copy of this same decree to inform her plea for mercy, directly linking the decree to the story.