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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Esther 9:6

Yea, in Shusan the palace, did the Jews slay and destroy 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.
Amplified Bible
At the citadel in Susa 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.
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

1 And, in the twelfth month, the same, is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day thereof, when the word of the king and his edict arrived to be put in execution, - on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, though it, was changed, so that the Jews themselves should have power over them who hated them, 2 the Jews assembled themselves together in their cities, throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, to thrust forth a hand against them who were seeking their hurt, and, no man, stood before them, for the dread of them had fallen upon all the peoples. 3 And, all the rulers of the provinces, and the satraps and the pashas, and the doers of business that pertained to the king, were extolling the Jews, - for the dread of Mordecai, had fallen upon them; 4 since great was Mordecai, in the house of the king, and, his fame, was going forth throughout all the provinces, - for, the man Mordecai, went on waxing great. 5 So then the Jews smote all their enemies, with the smiting of the sword and slaughter, and destruction, - and they dealt with them who hated them according to their pleasure. 6 Yea, in Shusan the palace, did the Jews slay and destroy five hundred men. 7 And Parshandatha and Dalphon, and Aspatha; 8 and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha; 9 and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha; - 10 the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the adversary of the Jews, slew they, - but, on the spoil, thrust they not forth their hand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shushan: Esther 3:15

Reciprocal: Proverbs 12:7 - wicked

Cross-References

Genesis 4:14
Lo! thou has driven me out, this day, from off the face of the ground And from thy face, shall I be hid, So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth. And it shall come to pass, whosoever findeth me, will slay me.
Genesis 5:1
This, is the record of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, In the likeness of God, made he him:
Genesis 9:2
and let the fear of you and the dread of you be upon every living creature of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens, - over everything that moveth along on the ground, and over all the fishes of the sea, - into your hand, have they been given.
Genesis 9:3
As for every moving thing that hath life, yours, shall it be, for food, - Like the green herb, have I given you all things.
Genesis 9:5
And surely your blood, of your lives, will I require, From the hand of every living creature, will I require it, - and from the hand of man From the hand of each ones brother, will I require the life of man:
Genesis 9:6
He that sheddeth man's blood, by man, shall his blood be shed, - For, in the image of God, made he man.
Genesis 9:12
And God said, This, is the sign of the covenant which I am granting betwixt me and you, and every living soul that is with you, - to age-abiding generations: -
Genesis 9:14
and it shall be when I draw a veil of cloud over the earth, - and the bow in the cloud appeareth,
Genesis 9:26
And he said, Blessed be Yahweh, God of Shem, - And let Cantata he their servant:
Genesis 9:27
God give extension to Japheth, But make his habitation in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be their 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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