Esther 9:11
9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha.
10 They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
On that day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king,
12 who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
13 Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- On that day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king,
- KJV
- On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
- WEB
- On that day, the number of those who were slain in the citadel of Susa was brought before the king.
- ASV
- On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
- DARBY
- On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the fortress was brought before the king.
- BLB
- In that day, the number of the slain in Susa the citadel was brought before the face of the king.
- ÅB
- Samme dag fikk kongen vite tallet på dem som var drept i borgen Susan.
- OTB
- Den dagen ble antallet av dem som ble drept i borgen i Susa rapportert til kongen.
- B1930
- Samme dag fikk kongen vite tallet på dem som var drept i borgen Susan.