46
But the king fled into the palace. Then the people of the city seized the main streets of the city and began to fight.
47
So the king called the Jews to his aid, and they all rallied around him and then spread out through the city; and they killed on that day about one hundred thousand.
48
They set fire to the city and seized a large amount of spoil on that day, and saved the king.
49
When the people of the city saw that the Jews had gained control of the city as they pleased, their courage failed and they cried out to the king with this entreaty:
50
"Grant us peace, and make the Jews stop fighting against us and our city."
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