The Bible, King James version, Book 17: Esther

"The Bible, King James version, Book 17: Esther" by Anonymous is a biblical book set in the Persian Empire. When the Persian king Ahasuerus selects the Jewish orphan Esther as his new queen, she conceals her heritage at her cousin Mordecai's instruction. When the king's advisor Haman plots to exterminate all Jews in the kingdom after Mordecai refuses to bow before him, Esther must risk her life by approaching the king unsummoned to reveal her identity and save her people from destruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)