Parallel Verses New International Version Meanwhile, the remainder of the Jews who were in the king's provinces also assembled to protect themselves and get relief from their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of them but did not lay their hands on the plunder. King James Bible But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey, Darby Bible Translation And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their life, and had rest from their enemies; and they slew of them that hated them seventy-five thousand (but they laid not their hand on the prey), World English Bible The other Jews who were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, defended their lives, had rest from their enemies, and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them; but they didn't lay their hand on the plunder. Young's Literal Translation And the rest of the Jews, who are in the provinces of the king, have been assembled, even to stand for their life, and to rest from their enemies, and to slay among those hating them five and seventy thousand, and on the prey they have not put forth their hand; Esther 9:16 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleAnd slew three hundred men - Esther had probably been informed by Mordecai that there were still many enemies of the Jews who sought their destruction, who had escaped the preceding day; and, therefore, begs that this second day be added to the former permission. This being accordingly granted, they found three hundred more, in all eight hundred. And thus Susa was purged of all their enemies. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge gathered themselves. but on the prey. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. Library Of the Practice of Piety in Holy Feasting. Holy feasting is a solemn thanksgiving, appointed by authority, to be rendered to God on some special day, for some extraordinary blessings or deliverances received. Such among the Jews was the feast of the Passover (Exod. xii. 15), to remember to praise God for their deliverance out of Egypt's bondage; or the feast of Purim (Esth. ix. 19, 21), to give thanks for their deliverance from Haman's conspiracy. Such amongst us is the fifth of November, to praise God for the deliverance of the king and … Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety Place of Jesus in the History of the World. Cross References Leviticus 26:7 You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you. Leviticus 26:8 Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you. Esther 8:11 The king's edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate the armed men of any nationality or province who might attack them and their women and children, and to plunder the property of their enemies. Esther 9:2 The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them. Jump to Previous Assembled Defend Defended Enemies Five Foes Gathered Hand Hands Hated Jews Kill Killed King's Lay Meanwhile Other Plunder Prey Protect Provinces Relief Remainder Rest Rid Seventy Seventy-Five Slew Spoil Stood Themselves Thousand TogetherJump to Next Assembled Defend Defended Enemies Five Foes Gathered Hand Hands Hated Jews Kill Killed King's Lay Meanwhile Other Plunder Prey Protect Provinces Relief Remainder Rest Rid Seventy Seventy-Five Slew Spoil Stood Themselves Thousand TogetherLinks Esther 9:16 NIVEsther 9:16 NLT Esther 9:16 ESV Esther 9:16 NASB Esther 9:16 KJV Esther 9:16 Bible Apps Esther 9:16 Biblia Paralela Esther 9:16 Chinese Bible Esther 9:16 French Bible Esther 9:16 German Bible Esther 9:16 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |