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Thus the Jewssmote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
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And the kingsaid unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyedfivehundredmen in Shushan the palace, and the tensons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king'sprovinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy requestfurther? and it shall be done.
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Then saidEsther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day'sdecree, and let Haman'stensons be hanged upon the gallows.
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For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth*day also of the monthAdar, and slewthreehundredmen at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.