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Esther 9:7-17

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7 and Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha,
10 1the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews' enemy; but 2they did not lay their hands on the plunder.
11 On that day the number of those who were killed at the citadel in Susa was reported to the king.
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! 3Now what is your petition? It shall even be granted you. And what is your further request? It shall also be done."
13 Then said Esther, "If it pleases * the king, 4let tomorrow also be granted to the Jews who are in Susa to do according to the edict of today; and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows."
14 So the king commanded that it should be done so; and an edict was issued in Susa, and Haman's ten sons were hanged.
15 The Jews who were in Susa assembled also on the fourteenth * day of the month Adar and killed 5three hundred men in Susa, but 6they did not lay their hands on the plunder.
16 Now 7the rest of the Jews who were in the king's provinces 8assembled, 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.
17 This was done on 9the thirteenth * day of the month Adar, and 10on the fourteenth * day they rested and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.
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Esther 9:7-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ESTHER 9

In this chapter we have an account of the Jews gathering together, on the day fixed for their destruction, to defend themselves, which they did in all the provinces, and smote their enemies; Es 9:1-5. In Shushan the palace they slew the ten sons of Haman and five hundred men on that day, Es 9:6-11 and at the request of the queen they were allowed the next day to hang up his sons, when they slew three hundred men more, Es 9:12-15, in the provinces they slew 75,000 and those in one day only, and the following days they kept as a festival, but they in Shushan kept the two days following, Es 9:16-19, and which two days were established by Esther and Mordecai as festivals, to be observed as such in future ages, by the name of the days of Purim, Es 9:20-32.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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