Esther 9:5-10

5 De Joden nu sloegen op al hun vijanden, met den slag des zwaards, en der doding, en der verderving; en zij deden met hun haters naar hun welbehagen.

6 En in den burg Susan hebben de Joden gedood en omgebracht vijfhonderd mannen.

7 En Parsandatha, en Dalfon, en Asfata,

8 En Poratha, en Adalia, en Aridatha,

9 En Parmastha, en Arisai, en Aridai, en Vaizatha,

10 De tien zonen van Haman, den zoon van Hammedatha, den vijand der Joden, doodden zij; maar zij sloegen hun handen niet aan den roof.

Esther 9:5-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ESTHER 9

In this chapter we have an account of the Jews gathering together, on the day fixed for their destruction, to defend themselves, which they did in all the provinces, and smote their enemies; Es 9:1-5. In Shushan the palace they slew the ten sons of Haman and five hundred men on that day, Es 9:6-11 and at the request of the queen they were allowed the next day to hang up his sons, when they slew three hundred men more, Es 9:12-15, in the provinces they slew 75,000 and those in one day only, and the following days they kept as a festival, but they in Shushan kept the two days following, Es 9:16-19, and which two days were established by Esther and Mordecai as festivals, to be observed as such in future ages, by the name of the days of Purim, Es 9:20-32.