Esther 9:1-17
The Jews Strike Down Their Enemies
9Now ain the twelfth month (that is, the month Adar), on bthe thirteenth 1day cwhen the king’s word and law had reached the point for them to be done, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain power over them, it was turned around so that the Jews themselves gained power over those who hated them. 2aThe Jews assembled in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to send forth their hand against those who sought their calamity; and no one could stand before them, bfor the dread of them had fallen on all the peoples. 3Even all the princes of the provinces, athe satraps, the governors, and those who were doing the king’s work 1advanced the Jews, because the dread of Mordecai had fallen on them. 4Indeed, Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and the report about him went throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai abecame greater and greater. 5Thus athe Jews struck all their enemies with 1the sword, killing and causing them to perish; and they did what they pleased to those who hated them. 6And at the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and caused to perish 500 men, 7and Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, 8Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, 9Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha, 10athe 10 sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ adversary; but bthey did not send forth their hand for the plunder.
11On that day the number of those who were killed at the citadel in Susa came to the king. 12So the king said to Queen Esther, “The Jews have killed and caused to perish 500 men and the 10 sons of Haman at the citadel in Susa. Now in the rest of the king’s provinces, what have they done? aSo what is 1your petition? It shall even be given to you. And what is 2your further request? It shall also be done.” 13Then Esther said, “If it is good to the king, alet tomorrow also be given to the Jews who are in Susa to do according to the law for today; and let Haman’s 10 sons be hanged on the gallows.” 14So the king said that it should be done so; and a law was given in Susa, and Haman’s 10 sons were hanged. 15And the Jews who were in Susa assembled also on the fourteenth day of the month Adar and killed a300 men in Susa, but bthey did not send forth their hand for the plunder.
16Now athe rest of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces bassembled, to make a stand for their lives and obtain rest for themselves from their enemies, and to kill 75,000 of those who hated them; but they did not send forth their hand for the plunder. 17This was done on athe thirteenth day of the month Adar, and bon the fourteenth 1day they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.