Esther 9:16

16 And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

Esther 9:16 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 9:16

But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered
themselves together
In a body, in their respective provinces and cities:

and stood for their lives;
defended themselves against those that attacked them:

and had rest from their enemies;
that selfsame day; all being destroyed by them, and none daring to appear against them:

and slew of their foes 75,000 men;
that is, in all the provinces put together:

but they laid not their hands on the prey; (See Gill on Esther 9:7).

Esther 9:16 In-Context

14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

15 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.

16 And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

17 [This was done] on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

18 But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth [day] thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth [day] of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.