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The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the kingAhasuerus, to layhand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstandthem; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
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And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers* of the king,helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecaifell upon them.
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For Mordecai was great in the king'shouse, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this manMordecaiwaxed greater and greater.
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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 in Shushan the palace the Jewsslew and destroyedfivehundredmen.
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And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
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The tensons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews,slew they; but on the spoillaid they not their hand.
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On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was broughtbefore the king.
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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 .