Est 8:17, Act 12:23-24 | ESV | STEP | And in every province and in every city , wherever the king’s command and his edict reached , there was gladness and joy among the Jews , a feast and a holiday . And many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews , for fear of the Jews had fallen on them.

Esther 8:17

17 And in every province and in every city, wherever the king’s command and his edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and ^aa holiday. ^bAnd many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, ^cfor fear of the Jews had fallen on them.

Acts 12:23-24

23 Immediately ^dan angel of the Lord struck him down, because ^ehe did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

24 But ^fthe word of God increased and multiplied.