Esther 9:16

16 The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces assembled, defended themselves, and got rid of^[a] their enemies. They killed 75,000^[b] of those who hated them, but they did not seize^[c] any plunder.

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 The king gave the orders for this to be done, so a law was announced in Susa, and they hung [the bodies of] Haman's 10 sons.

15 The Jews in Susa assembled again on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and killed 300 men in Susa, but they did not seize any plunder.

16 The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces assembled, defended themselves, and got rid of their enemies. They killed 75,000 of those who hated them, but they did not seize any plunder.

17 [They fought] on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar and rested on the fourteenth, and it became a day of feasting and rejoicing.

18 But the Jews in Susa had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. They rested on the fifteenth day of the month, and it became a day of feasting and rejoicing.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit and gained relief from
• [b]. Some LXX mss read 10,107; other LXX mss read 15,000
• [c]. Lit not put their hands on