Esther 9:18
in Esther 9The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
KJV
But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
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This verse in Esther 9
Commentary
8 notes on this verseBut the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth day thereof,.... Of the month Adar; that is, they gathered together to defend themselves, and destroy their enemies, on both these days, having the decree renewed for the fourteenth as they had for the thirteenth: and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness; as the Jews in the provinces did on the fourteenth.
This site's exposition
On the fourteenth day
on Esther 9:15-19
Susa's second day takes three hundred more, and the provinces kill "75,000 who hated them". Twice more comes the refusal: "they did not lay a hand on the plunder". The two campaigns set two dates for the feast, the villages resting on the fourteenth and walled Susa on the fifteenth.
This site's exposition
The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled
Susa's calendar runs a day behind, and the cause is Esther's request in verse 13 for a second day of fighting. John Gill notes that the decree was renewed for the fourteenth in Susa as it had stood for the thirteenth. The capital rested on the fifteenth.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
When the whole nation of Israel was about to perish, blessed Esther defeated the tyrant's anger simply by fasting and praying to God. By faith she changed the ruin of her people into safety. Those days are feast days for Israel; they used to call a feast when an enemy was slain or a conspiracy against the people was broken up and Israel was delivered. That is why Moses established the Feast of the Passover: because Pharaoh was killed and the people were delivered from bondage. So then, especially when tyrants were slain, temporal feasts and holidays were established in Judea. Now, however, the devil, that tyrant against the whole world, is slain. Therefore, our feast does not relate only to time but to eternity. It is a heavenly feast! We do not announce it as a shadow or a picture or a type but as the real thing.
In the face of all this, brothers and sisters, what should we do but give thanks to God, the king of all? Let us start by crying out the words of the psalm, "Blessed is the Lord, who has not let them eat us up." Let us keep the feast in that way that he has established for our salvation—the holy day of Easter—so that we, along with the angels, may celebrate the heavenly feast. Remember that Israel, coming out of affliction to a state of rest, sang a song of praise for the victory as they kept the feast.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Now, the Scripture tells us that some of the Jews carried out the killing of their enemies on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and stopped their slaughter on the fourteenth day when they held this festival; but that others carried out the …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Both of them celebrated their festival the very day after they had finished their work and gained their point. When we have received signal mercies from God we ought to be quick and speedy in making our thankful returns to him, while the mercy is fresh and the impressions of it are most sensible.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The Jews - assembled - on the thirteenth - and on the fourteenth - These two days they were employed in slaying their enemies; and they rested on the fifteenth.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַיְּהוּדִ֣ים | vehaiyehudiyim | and the Jews | H3064 → | 75 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן | beshushan | [were] in Susa | H7800 → | 21 times |
| נִקְהֲלוּ֙ | nikhalu | they assembled | H6950 → | 39 times |
| בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה | bishloshah | on [day] thir- | H7969 → | 432 times |
| עָשָׂר֙ | ʾasar | teen | H6240 → | 338 times |
| בּ֔וֹ | bo | in it | ||
| וּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה | uvearbaah | and on [day] four- | H702 → | 318 times |
| עָשָׂ֖ר | ʾasar | teen | H6240 → | 338 times |
| בּ֑וֹ | bo | in it | ||
| וְנ֗וֹחַ | venoach | and they rested | H5117 → | 142 times |
| בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה | bachamishah | on [day] fif- | H2568 → | 343 times |
| עָשָׂר֙ | ʾasar | teen | H6240 → | 338 times |
| בּ֔וֹ | bo | in it | ||
| וְעָשֹׂ֣ה | veasoh | and they made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֹת֔וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| י֖וֹם | yom | a day of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה | mishteh | feast | H4960 → | 46 times |
| וְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ | vesimchah | and joy | H8057 → | 94 times |
וְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםand the Jews
vehaiyehudiyimH3064 →75 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן[were] in Susa
beshushanH7800 →21 times
נִקְהֲלוּ֙they assembled
nikhaluH6950 →39 times
בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הon [day] thir-
bishloshahH7969 →432 times
עָשָׂר֙teen
ʾasarH6240 →338 times
בּ֔וֹin it
bo
וּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥הand on [day] four-
uvearbaahH702 →318 times
עָשָׂ֖רteen
ʾasarH6240 →338 times
בּ֑וֹin it
bo
וְנ֗וֹחַand they rested
venoachH5117 →142 times
בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤הon [day] fif-
bachamishahH2568 →343 times
עָשָׂר֙teen
ʾasarH6240 →338 times
בּ֔וֹin it
bo
וְעָשֹׂ֣הand they made
veasohH6213 →2628 times
אֹת֔וֹ<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
י֖וֹםa day of
yomH3117 →2304 times
מִשְׁתֶּ֥הfeast
mishtehH4960 →46 times
וְשִׂמְחָֽה׃and joy
vesimchahH8057 →94 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Esther 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.”
it leads to
- Esther 8:11
By 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 21:23
you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must…
- Esther 8:11
Through
Esther 9:1On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them,…
it leads to
- Esther 3:13
And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on…
- Esther 8:12
The single day appointed throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
- Psalms 30:11
You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
- Revelation 11:18
The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your…
- Isaiah 60:14–16
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy…
- Esther 3:13
Through
Esther 9:15On 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.
it leads to
- Esther 9:10
They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
- Esther 9:10
Where this verse is studied
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About Esther
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Athanasius of Alexandria, FESTAL LETTERS 4; Athanasius of Alexandria, FESTAL LETTERS 8; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Rabanus Maurus, Commentary on Esther.