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Sunday, December 21st, 2025
the Fourth Week of Advent
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New Century Version
Esther 9:14
So the king ordered that it be done. A law was given in Susa, and the bodies of the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The king gave the orders for this to be done, so a law was announced in Susa, and they hung the bodies of Haman’s ten sons.
The king gave the orders for this to be done, so a law was announced in Susa, and they hung the bodies of Haman’s ten sons.
Hebrew Names Version
The king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
The king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
King James Version
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
English Standard Version
So the king commanded this to be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
So the king commanded this to be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
New English Translation
So the king issued orders for this to be done. A law was passed in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
So the king issued orders for this to be done. A law was passed in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
Amplified Bible
So the king commanded it to be done; the decree was given in Susa, and they hanged [the bodies of] Haman's ten sons.
So the king commanded it to be done; the decree was given in Susa, and they hanged [the bodies of] Haman's ten sons.
New American Standard Bible
So the king commanded that it was to be done so; and an edict was issued in Susa, and Haman's ten sons were hanged.
So the king commanded that it was to be done so; and an edict was issued in Susa, and Haman's ten sons were hanged.
World English Bible
The king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
The king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King charged to doe so, and the decree was giuen at Shushan, and they hanged Hamans ten sonnes.
And the King charged to doe so, and the decree was giuen at Shushan, and they hanged Hamans ten sonnes.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the king said that it should be done so; and a law was given in Susa, and Haman's 10 sons were hanged.
So the king said that it should be done so; and a law was given in Susa, and Haman's 10 sons were hanged.
Berean Standard Bible
So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
Contemporary English Version
King Xerxes did what Esther had requested, and the bodies of Haman's sons were hung in Susa.
King Xerxes did what Esther had requested, and the bodies of Haman's sons were hung in Susa.
Complete Jewish Bible
The king ordered these things done — a decree was issued in Shushan, and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
The king ordered these things done — a decree was issued in Shushan, and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Darby Translation
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Easy-to-Read Version
So the king gave the command that it should be done. So the law was given in Susa, and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
So the king gave the command that it should be done. So the law was given in Susa, and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
George Lamsa Translation
And the king commanded it so to be done; and the decree was given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Ha man were hanged.
And the king commanded it so to be done; and the decree was given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Ha man were hanged.
Good News Translation
The king ordered this to be done, and the proclamation was issued in Susa. The bodies of Haman's ten sons were publicly displayed.
The king ordered this to be done, and the proclamation was issued in Susa. The bodies of Haman's ten sons were publicly displayed.
Lexham English Bible
And the king said to do so. And a decree was issued in Susa and Haman's ten sons were hanged.
And the king said to do so. And a decree was issued in Susa and Haman's ten sons were hanged.
Literal Translation
And the king commanded it to be done so. And the order was given at Shushan, and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
And the king commanded it to be done so. And the order was given at Shushan, and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge charged to do so, and the commaundement was deuysed at Susan, & Amans ten sonnes were hanged.
And the kynge charged to do so, and the commaundement was deuysed at Susan, & Amans ten sonnes were hanged.
American Standard Version
And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Bible in Basic English
And the king said that this was to be done, and the order was given out in Shushan, and the hanging of Haman's ten sons was effected.
And the king said that this was to be done, and the order was given out in Shushan, and the hanging of Haman's ten sons was effected.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king charged to do so: and the decree was deuised at Susan, and they hanged Hamans ten sonnes.
And the king charged to do so: and the decree was deuised at Susan, and they hanged Hamans ten sonnes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king commanded it so to be done; and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
And the king commanded it so to be done; and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
King James Version (1611)
And the king commanded it so to be done; and the decree was giuen at Shushan, and they hanged Hamans ten sonnes.
And the king commanded it so to be done; and the decree was giuen at Shushan, and they hanged Hamans ten sonnes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he permitted it to be so done; and he gave up to the Jews of the city the bodies of the sons of Aman to hang.
And he permitted it to be so done; and he gave up to the Jews of the city the bodies of the sons of Aman to hang.
English Revised Version
And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng comaundide, that it schulde be doon so; and anoon the comaundement hangide in Susa, and the ten sones of Aaman weren hangid.
And the kyng comaundide, that it schulde be doon so; and anoon the comaundement hangide in Susa, and the ten sones of Aaman weren hangid.
Update Bible Version
And the king commanded it to be done so: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
And the king commanded it to be done so: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
New King James Version
So the king commanded this to be done; the decree was issued in Shushan, and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
So the king commanded this to be done; the decree was issued in Shushan, and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
New Living Translation
So the king agreed, and the decree was announced in Susa. And they impaled the bodies of Haman's ten sons.
So the king agreed, and the decree was announced in Susa. And they impaled the bodies of Haman's ten sons.
New Life Bible
So the king said that this should be done. He made it known in Susa, and the bodies of Haman's ten sons were hanged.
So the king said that this should be done. He made it known in Susa, and the bodies of Haman's ten sons were hanged.
New Revised Standard
So the king commanded this to be done; a decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
So the king commanded this to be done; a decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king commanded it to be done so, and there was given an edict, in Shusan, - and, the ten sons of Haman, they hanged.
And the king commanded it to be done so, and there was given an edict, in Shusan, - and, the ten sons of Haman, they hanged.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.
And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.
Revised Standard Version
So the king commanded this to be done; a decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
So the king commanded this to be done; a decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith -- `to be done so;' and a law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman they have hanged.
And the king saith -- `to be done so;' and a law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman they have hanged.
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New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the king commanded that it should be done so; and an edict was issued in Susa, and Haman's ten sons were hanged.
So the king commanded that it should be done so; and an edict was issued in Susa, and Haman's ten sons were hanged.
Contextual Overview
1 The order the king had commanded was to be done on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar. That was the day the enemies of the Jewish people had hoped to defeat them, but that was changed. So the Jewish people themselves defeated those who hated them. 2 The Jews met in their cities in all the empire of King Xerxes in order to attack those who wanted to harm them. No one was strong enough to fight against them, because all the other people living in the empire were afraid of them. 3 All the important men of the states, the governors, captains of the soldiers, and the king's officers helped the Jewish people, because they were afraid of Mordecai. 4 Mordecai was very important in the king's palace. He was famous in all the empire, because he was becoming a leader of more and more people. 5 And, with their swords, the Jewish people defeated all their enemies, killing and destroying them. And they did what they wanted with those people who hated them. 6 In the palace at Susa, they killed and destroyed five hundred men. 7 They also killed: Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, 8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, 9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha, 10 the ten sons of Haman, son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jewish people. But the Jewish people did not take their belongings.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Numbers 24:20 - his latter end 2 Samuel 21:6 - hang Ezra 7:13 - I make Esther 9:25 - when Esther came Proverbs 12:7 - wicked Ecclesiastes 6:3 - and also Galatians 3:13 - for
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan,.... That the Jews might have leave to seek out and slay the rest of their enemies in Shushan, on the fourteenth day, in like manner as they had on the thirteenth:
and they hanged Haman's ten sons; on the same gallows very probably their father was hanged; the Targum gives us the distance between each person hanged thereon.
