Additions to Esther 9:1-6

1 On the thirteenth day of Adar, the day on which the royal proclamation was to take effect, ¹

2 it was the enemies of the Jews who were wiped out. People everywhere were afraid of the Jews, and no one could stand against them.

3 In fact, the provincial governors, the administrators, and the royal scribes showed respect for the Jews, because they were all afraid of Mordecai.

4 The royal decree had made his name known throughout the empire.

6 In Susa, the capital city itself, the Jews killed five hundred people

Cross References

• 1. 9.11 Maccabees 7.49;2 Maccabees 15.36.