15. Esther sent back word to Mordecai:
16. "Go, gather all the Jews who are in Susa and tell them to fast from eating for my sake. They aren’t to eat or drink anything for three whole days, and I myself will do the same, along with my female servants. Then, even though it’s against the law, I will go to the king, even if it means my death."
17. So Mordecai left and did exactly what Esther had ordered him.