On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, the Jews in Susa came together again and put to death three hundred men there, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Shushan; but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.
- KJV For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
- NKJV And the Jews who were in Shushan gathered together again on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and killed three hundred men at Shushan; but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
- NASB The Jews who were in Susa assembled also on the fourteenth day of the month Adar and killed three hundred men in Susa, but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.
- NLT Then the Jews at Susa gathered together on March 8 and killed 300 more men, and again they took no plunder.
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Quick answer
On the fourteenth of Adar the Jews of Susa killed three hundred more men, again taking no plunder. The second day secures the capital against lingering enemies.
Overview
Susa, as the seat of power, harbored more opposition than the provinces, requiring an additional day of defense. Once more the Jews refuse the spoil, reinforcing that their cause was preservation, not profit. This restraint amid victory models a holiness that trusts God for vindication and refuses to be defiled by self-seeking.
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Cross-references · 8
- Esth 8:11By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.
- Esth 9:10They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
- Heb 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- Esth 9:2In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
- Esth 9:16The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
- Ps 118:7–12The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
- 1 Th 5:22Abstain from every form of evil.
- Esth 9:13Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”
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