Esther 9:6; Esther 9:12; Esther 9:16; Esther 9:18; Esther 9:21

6 At the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

12 The king said to Queen Esther, "The Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman at the citadel in Susa. What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is your petition? It shall even be granted you. And what is your further request? It shall also be done."

16 Now the rest of the Jews who were in the king's provinces assembled, to defend their lives and rid themselves of their enemies, and kill 75,000 of those who hated them; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

18 But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth of the same month, and they rested on the fifteenth day and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.

21 obliging them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same month, annually ,