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Esther 9:15

Susa

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.”

14 So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.

On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, the Jews in Susa came together again and put to death three hundred men there, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

16 The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

17 This was done on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested, making it a day of feasting and joy.

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BSB
On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, the Jews in Susa came together again and put to death three hundred men there, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
KJV
For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
WEB
The Jews who were in Susa gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Susa; but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.
ASV
And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
DARBY
And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but they laid not their hand on the prey.
BLB
And the Jews who were in Susa gathered together again on the four [and] tenth day of the month of Adar, and in Susa they killed three hundred men, and on the plunder they did not stretch out their hand.
ÅB
Jødene i Susan slo seg sammen også på den fjortende dag i måneden adar og drepte i Susan tre hundre mann; men på byttet la de ikke hånd.
OTB
Jødene i Susa samlet seg igjen på den fjortende dagen i måneden Adar og drepte tre hundre menn i Susa, men de la ikke sine hender på byttet.
B1930
Jødene i Susan slo sig sammen også på den fjortende dag i måneden adar og drepte i Susan tre hundre mann; men på byttet la de ikke hånd.

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  • Esther 8:11

    By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.

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  • Esther 9:10

    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.

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  • Esther 9:16

    The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

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  • Esther 9:2

    In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.

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  • Hebrews 13:5

    Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

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  • Psalms 118:7–12

    The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:22

    Abstain from every form of evil.

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  • Esther 9:13

    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.”

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