Esther 9:6
4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
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
- In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
- KJV
- And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
- WEB
- In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
- ASV
- And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
- DARBY
- And in Shushan the fortress the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
- BLB
- And in Susa the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
- ÅB
- I borgen Susan drepte og ødela jødene fem hundre mann.
- OTB
- Innenfor festningen i Susa drepte og ødela jødene fem hundre menn.
- B1930
- I borgen Susan drepte og ødela jødene fem hundre mann.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Esther 3:15
The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
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