This story takes place among the captive Jews in Persia. Esther becomes queen. She reveals herself to be a brave Jewish queen who annulled a plan to exterminate her people.
| Author | Unknown author |
| For whom it was written | For the Israelites. |
| Chapter amount | 10 |
| Verse amount | 167 |
| Vashti | Queen whom King Ahasuerus deposed. |
| Esther | A very beautiful young woman who was chosen as queen in place of Vashti. |
| Mordecai | – |
| 1 | King Ahasuerus throws a great banquet and Queen Vashti refuses to attend and is then expelled from the palace. |
| 2 | Ahasuerus marries Esther and then Esther becomes queen in place of Vashti. |
| 3 | Haman plans to kill all the Jews. |
| 4, 5 | Esther is informed by Mordecai about Haman's conspiracy. Esther invites Haman and the king to a banquet. |
| 6 | The king reads the chronicles and decides to honor Mordecai. |
| 7 | Esther denounces Haman who planned to kill her and all the Jewish people. Haman is hanged on the gallows he had made for Mordecai. |
| 8 | The king, unable to retract his order to kill the Jews, gives a new order for the Jews to defend themselves. |
| 9 | The Jews kill their enemies. |
| 10 | Exaltation of Mordecai. |