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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.
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In fact, the provincial governors, the administrators, and the royal scribes showed respect for the Jews, because they were all afraid of Mordecai.
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The royal decree had made his name known throughout the empire.
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In Susa, the capital city itself, the Jews killed five hundred people
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and looted their property. Among them were the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, a Bougaean, the enemy of the Jews: Pharsannestain, Delphon, Phasga, Pharadatha, Barea, Sarbacha, Marmasima, Arouphaeus, Arsaeus, and Zabouthaeus.
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That same day the number of people killed in Susa was reported to the king.
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He then said to Esther, "In Susa alone the Jews have killed five hundred people. What must they have done out in the provinces! Tell me what else you want, and you shall have it."