Esther 9:16

16 The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the 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 So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.

15 On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, the Jews in Susa came together again and put to death three hundred men there, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

16 The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

17 This was done on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested, making it a day of feasting and joy.

18 The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.