Esther (Greek) 3:8
Source: Septuagint
8And he spoke to King Artaxerxes, saying, There is a nation scattered among the nations in all thy kingdom, and their laws differ from those of all the other nations; and they disobey the laws of the king; and it is not expedient for the king to let them alone.
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6and took counsel to destroy utterly all the Jews who were under the rule of Artaxerxes.
7And he made a decree in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, and cast lots daily and monthly, to slay in one day the race of Mordecai: and the lot fell on the fourteenth day of the month which is Adar.
— Esther (Greek) 3:8 —
9If it seem good to the king, let him make a decree to destroy them: and I will remit into the king’s treasury ten thousand talents of silver.
10And the king took off his ring, and gave it into the hands of Haman, to seal the decrees against the Jews.