Esther 9:11
9 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
10 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
13 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged upon 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.