| 483 BC | Queen Vashti Deposed | Esther 1 | 
| 478 BC | Esther Becomes Queen | Esther 2 | 
| 478 BC | Mordecai Thwarts a Conspiracy | Esther 2:21 | 
| 474 BC | Haman Seeks Revenge on the Jews | Esther 3 | 
| 473 BC | Mordecai Informs Esther of Haman's Plot | Esther 4 | 
| 473 BC | Esther Prepares a Banquet | Esther 5 | 
| 473 BC | The King Honors Mordecai | Esther 6 | 
| 473 BC | Haman Is Hanged | Esther 7 | 
| 473 BC | Xerxes' Edict on Behalf of Esther and Jews | Esther 8 | 
| 472 BC | Purim Instituted | Esther 9 | 
| 472 BC | Xerxes' Tribute to Mordecai | Esther 10 |