Esther 9:2
in Esther 9In 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was fallen upon all the peoples.
KJV
The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
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This verse in Esther 9
Commentary
7 notes on this verseBut the Jews were the conquerors. That very day when the king's decree for their destruction was to be put in execution, and which the enemies thought would have been their day, proved God's day, Ps. xxxvii. It was turned to the contrary of what was expected, and the Jews had rule over those that hated them,
This site's exposition
On the thirteenth day
on Esther 9:1-4
The day the lot chose eleven months earlier arrives. The enemies of the Jews "had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned". The satraps, governors and administrators now help the people they were ordered to destroy, "because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them".
This site's exposition
In each of the provinces of King Xerxes
The Jews gathered in their own cities and struck those who sought to harm them. Adam Clarke judged that every man they killed had first risen to destroy them. Their enemies were those who acted on Haman's decree.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
The twelfth month, as we have said above, signifies the last age of the world when our Redeemer became incarnate and the preaching of the gospel spread over the entire world. In a similar way, the thirteenth day proclaims the light of faith and good …
The twelfth month, as we said before, symbolizes the last era of our world when the Redeemer has been made incarnate and the preaching of the Gospel itself has spread throughout the entire world. And in the same way, the thirteenth day declares the light …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
What the rulers of the provinces did for them, under the influence of Mordecai. All the officers of the king, who, by the bloody edict, were ordered to help forward their destruction ( ch. iii.
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The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נִקְהֲל֨וּ | nikhalu | they assembled | H6950 → | 39 times |
| הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים | haiyehudim | the Jews | H3064 → | 75 times |
| בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗ם | beareihem | in cities their | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְדִינוֹת֙ | medinot | [the] provinces of | H4082 → | 53 times |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ | ʾochashveroosh | Ahasuerus | H325 → | 31 times |
| לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ | lishloach | to stretch out | H7971 → | 845 times |
| יָ֔ד | yad | a hand | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖י | bimvakshei | on those seeking | H1245 → | 225 times |
| רָֽעָתָ֑ם | raatam | <of> harm their | H7451 → | 662 times |
| וְאִישׁ֙ | veish | and anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| עָמַ֣ד | ʾamad | he stood | H5975 → | 521 times |
| לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם | lifneihem | <to> before them | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נָפַ֥ל | nafal | it had fallen | H5307 → | 435 times |
| פַּחְדָּ֖ם | pachdam | dread of them | H6343 → | 49 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָעַמִּֽים׃ | haamim | the peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
נִקְהֲל֨וּthey assembled
nikhaluH6950 →39 times
הַיְּהוּדִ֜יםthe Jews
haiyehudimH3064 →75 times
בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םin cities their
beareihemH5892 →1090 times
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
מְדִינוֹת֙[the] provinces of
medinotH4082 →53 times
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁAhasuerus
ʾochashverooshH325 →31 times
לִשְׁלֹ֣חַto stretch out
lishloachH7971 →845 times
יָ֔דa hand
yadH3027 →1618 times
בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖יon those seeking
bimvaksheiH1245 →225 times
רָֽעָתָ֑ם<of> harm their
raatamH7451 →662 times
וְאִישׁ֙and anyone
veishH376 →1663 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
עָמַ֣דhe stood
ʾamadH5975 →521 times
לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם<to> before them
lifneihemH6440 →2123 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
נָפַ֥לit had fallen
nafalH5307 →435 times
פַּחְדָּ֖םdread of them
pachdamH6343 →49 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָעַמִּֽים׃the peoples
haamimH5971 →1873 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
Psalms 71:13May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting…
- Psalms 71:24
My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
- Psalms 109:29
May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
- Jeremiah 20:11
Through
Esther 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…
it leads to
- Psalms 37:14–15
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
- 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…
- Psalms 146:6–9
the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
- Ezekiel 39:10
They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered…
- Psalms 37:14–15
Through
Psalms 71:24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
it leads to
- Psalms 71:13
May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
- Psalms 71:13
Where this verse is studied
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About Esther
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Rabanus Maurus, EXPLANATION ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER 12 and Rabanus Maurus, Commentary on Esther.