Esther 9:24–28

^9:24For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised plans against the Jews to destroy them. He had cast pur (that is, the lot) in order to afflict and destroy them. ^9:25But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king⁴ gave written orders that Haman’s⁵ evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows. ^9:26For this reason these days are known as Purim, after the name of pur. ^9:27Therefore, because of the account found in this letter and what they had faced in this regard and what had happened to them, the Jews established as binding on themselves, their descendants, and all who joined their company that they should observe these two days without fail, just as written and at the appropriate time on an annual basis. ^9:28These days were to be remembered and to be celebrated in every generation and in every family, every province, and every city. The Jews were not to fail to observe these days of Purim; the remembrance of them was not to cease among their descendants.