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Esther 9:6

At the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Month;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Esther;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for June 25;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In the fortress of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
Hebrew Names Version
In Shushan the palace the Yehudim killed and destroyed five hundred men.
King James Version
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
English Standard Version
In Susa the citadel itself the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men,
New Century Version
In the palace at Susa, they killed and destroyed five hundred men.
New English Translation
In Susa the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
New American Standard Bible
At the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and eliminated five hundred men,
World English Bible
In Shushan the palace the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And at Shushan the palace slewe the Iewes and destroyed fiue hundreth men,
Legacy Standard Bible
And at the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and caused to perish 500 men,
Berean Standard Bible
In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
Contemporary English Version
They killed five hundred people in Susa, but they did not take anything that belonged to the ones they killed. Haman had been one of the worst enemies of the Jews, and ten of his sons were among those who were killed. Their names were Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha.
Complete Jewish Bible
in Shushan the capital, the Jews slaughtered 500 men.
Darby Translation
And in Shushan the fortress the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Easy-to-Read Version
They killed and destroyed 500 men in the capital city of Susa.
George Lamsa Translation
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Good News Translation
In Susa, the capital city itself, the Jews killed five hundred people.
Lexham English Bible
And in the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
Literal Translation
And in Shushan the palace the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And at ye castell of Susan slewe the Iewes and destroied fyue hudreth men:
American Standard Version
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Bible in Basic English
And in Shushan the Jews put to death five hundred men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And at Susan the chiefe citie slue the Iewes, & destroyed fiue hundred men.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And in Shushan the castle the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
King James Version (1611)
And in Shushan the palace the Iewes slew and destroyed fiue hundred men:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And in the city Susa the Jews slew five hundred men:
English Revised Version
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
in so myche, that also in Susa thei killiden fyue hundrid men, with out the ten sones of Aaman of Agag, the enemye of Jewis, of whiche these ben the names;
Update Bible Version
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Webster's Bible Translation
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
New King James Version
And in Shushan the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
New Living Translation
In the fortress of Susa itself, the Jews killed 500 men.
New Life Bible
In the city of Susa where the king ruled the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men,
New Revised Standard
In the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred people.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea, in Shusan the palace, did the Jews slay and destroy five hundred men.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Insomuch that even in Susan they killed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Aman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews: whose names are these:
Revised Standard Version
In Susa the capital itself the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men,
Young's Literal Translation
and in Shushan the palace have the Jews slain and destroyed five hundred men;
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New American Standard Bible (1995)
At the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

Contextual Overview

1Now in the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar) on the thirteenth day when the king's command and edict were about to be executed, on the [very] day when the enemies of the Jews had hoped to gain power over them [and slaughter them], it happened the other way around so that the Jews themselves gained power over those who hated them. 2The Jews assembled in their cities throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) to apprehend those who wanted to do them harm; and no one could stand before them, for the fear of them [and their God] had fallen on all the peoples. 3Even all the officials of the provinces and the chief rulers (satraps) and the governors and those who attended to the king's business supported the Jews [in defeating their enemies], because the fear of Mordecai [and his God's power] had fallen on them. 4For Mordecai was great and respected in the king's palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater. 5So the Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them; and they did what they pleased to those who hated them. 6At the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,7and [they killed] Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, 8Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, 9Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha, 10the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews' enemy; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shushan: Esther 3:15

Reciprocal: Proverbs 12:7 - wicked

Cross-References

Genesis 4:14
"Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Your face (presence) I will be hidden, and I will be a fugitive and an [aimless] vagabond on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."
Genesis 5:1
This is the book (the written record, the history) of the generations of [the descendants of] Adam. When God created man, He made him in the likeness of God [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness].
Genesis 9:2
"The fear and the terror of you shall be [instinctive] in every animal of the land and in every bird of the air; and together with everything that moves on the ground, and with all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hand.
Genesis 9:3
"Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; I give you everything, as I gave you the green plants and vegetables.
Genesis 9:5
"For your lifeblood I will most certainly require an accounting; from every animal [that kills a person] I will require it. And from man, from every man's brother [that is, anyone who murders] I will require the life of man.
Genesis 9:6
"Whoever sheds man's blood [unlawfully], By man (judicial government) shall his blood be shed, For in the image of God He made man.
Genesis 9:12
And God said, "This is the token (visible symbol, memorial) of the [solemn] covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations;
Genesis 9:14
"It shall come about, when I bring clouds over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the clouds,
Genesis 9:26
He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.
Genesis 9:27
"May God enlarge [the land of] Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By “Shushan the palace (or the fort),” is probably meant the whole of the upper town, which occupied an area of more than 100 acres, and contained many residences besides the actual palace. The Jews would not have ventured to shed blood within the palace-precincts.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Esther 9:6. And in Shushan — It is strange that in this city, where the king's mind must have been so well known, there should be found five hundred persons to rise up in hostility against those whom they knew the king befriended!


 
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