Esther 9:6 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 9:6

In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

KJV

And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And in Shushan - It is strange that in this city, where the king’s mind must have been so well known, there should be found five hundred persons to rise up in hostility against those whom they knew the king befriended!

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Thus the Jews smote all their enemies--The effect of the two antagonistic decrees was, in the meantime, to raise a fierce and bloody war between the Jews and their enemies throughout the Persian empire; but through the dread of Esther and Mordecai, the provincial governors universally favored their cause, so that their enemies fell in great numbers.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ן	u.ve.shu.Shan	and in Susa	H7800 →
הַבִּירָ֗ה	ha.bi.Rah	the citadel	H1002 →
הָרְג֤וּ	ha.re.Gu	they killed	H2026 →
הַיְּהוּדִים֙	hai.ye.hu.Dim	the Jews	H3064 →
וְאַבֵּ֔ד	ve.'a.Bed	and they destroyed	H6 →
חֲמֵ֥שׁ	cha.Mesh	five	H2568 →
מֵא֖וֹת	me.'ot	hundred<s>	H3967 →
אִֽישׁ׃	'Ish	man	H376 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Esther 3:15
The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was…
leads to
- Esther 8:15
  Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted…
- John 16:20
  Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- Revelation 11:10
  And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
- Proverbs 29:2
  When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
- Hosea 7:5
  The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Esther

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Esther