Esther 9:18 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 9:18

The 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

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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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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

But 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.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַיְּהוּדִ֣ים	ve.hai.ye.hu.di.yim	and the Jews	H3064 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	who	H834 →
בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן	be.shu.Shan	[were] in Susa	H7800 →
נִקְהֲלוּ֙	nik.ha.Lu	they assembled	H6950 →
בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה	bish.lo.Shah	on [day] thir-	H7969 →
עָשָׂר֙	'a.Sar	teen	H6240 →
בּ֔וֹ	bo	in it
וּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה	u.ve.'ar.ba.'Ah	and on [day] four-	H702 →
עָשָׂ֖ר	'a.Sar	teen	H6240 →
בּ֑וֹ	bo	in it
וְנ֗וֹחַ	ve.No.ach	and they rested	H5117 →
בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה	ba.cha.mi.Shah	on [day] fif-	H2568 →
עָשָׂר֙	'a.Sar	teen	H6240 →
בּ֔וֹ	bo	in it
וְעָשֹׂ֣ה	ve.'a.Soh	and they made	H6213 →
אֹת֔וֹ	'o.To	<obj.> it	H853 →
י֖וֹם	Yom	a day of	H3117 →
מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה	mish.Teh	feast	H4960 →
וְשִׂמְחָֽה׃	ve.sim.Chah	and joy	H8057 →

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Esther 9:13
Esther 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.”
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 independent 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…
Through
Esther 9:1
On 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,…
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…
Through
Esther 9:15
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.
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.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Esther