Esther 9:6

6 In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

Esther 9:6 in Other Translations

6 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

6 In Susa the citadel itself the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men,

6 In the fortress of Susa itself, the Jews killed 500 men.

6 In the palace complex of Susa the Jews massacred five hundred men.

6 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

6 In the fortress of Susa the Jews killed and wiped out 500 men.

6 In the fortress of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men,

6 The Jews killed 500 men. They destroyed them in the safest place in Susa.

Esther 9:6 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 9:6

And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five
hundred men.
] Not in the royal palace, where it cannot be thought the Jews had so many enemies, or such a bloody slaughter of them should be made there; but in the city, where the palace was: and this may seem somewhat wonderful, that there should so many rise there against the Jews, so near the court, now altogether in the interest of the Jews; but these were men no doubt of Haman's faction, and enraged at his disgrace and death, and headed by his ten sons, who took the advantage of the decree to avenge his death; the Targum says, these were princes of the house of Amalek.

Esther 9:6 In-Context

4 Mordecai was prominent in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful.

5 The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.

6 In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

7 They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,