So the king agreed, and the decree was announced in Susa. And they impaled the bodies of Haman’s ten sons.
Parallel translations
- WEB The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
- KJV And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
- BSB So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
- NKJV So the king commanded this to be done; the decree was issued in Shushan, and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
- NASB 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.
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Quick answer
The king grants Esther's request; a decree is issued and Haman's ten sons are hanged. Royal authority now fully serves the protection of the Jews.
Overview
The same royal power once wielded by Haman to destroy is now exercised on behalf of God's people. The public display of the sons' bodies signals the irreversible defeat of the Agagite line that warred against Israel. The verse shows how thoroughly the tables have turned, a recurring theme of Esther in which the proud are brought low and the lowly lifted up.
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