Esther 9:12

12 The king told Queen Esther, "In the palace complex alone here in Susa the Jews have killed five hundred men, plus Haman's ten sons. Think of the killing that must have been done in the rest of the provinces! What else do you want? Name it and it's yours. Your wish is my command."

Esther 9:12 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 9:12

And the king said unto Esther the queen
After the account had been brought in to him:

the Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the
palace;
the Targum adds, of the seed of Amalek:

and the ten sons of Haman:
which very probably were all he had; though the Targum, in ( Esther 9:14 ) , makes mention of seventy sons that Zeresh his wife fled with:

what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces?
that could not be said; but it might be concluded, that if so many were slain in Shushan, the number must be great in all the provinces:

now what is thy petition and it shall be granted thee:
or "what is thy request further? and it shall be done"; if this was not sufficient and satisfactory, whatever else she should ask for should be granted.

Esther 9:12 In-Context

10 But they took no plunder.

11 That day, when it was all over, the number of those killed in the palace complex was given to the king.

12 The king told Queen Esther, "In the palace complex alone here in Susa the Jews have killed five hundred men, plus Haman's ten sons. Think of the killing that must have been done in the rest of the provinces! What else do you want? Name it and it's yours. Your wish is my command."

13 "If it please the king," Queen Esther responded, "give the Jews of Susa permission to extend the terms of the order another day. And have the bodies of Haman's ten sons hanged in public display on the gallows."

14 The king commanded it: The order was extended; the bodies of Haman's ten sons were publicly hanged.