14 So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they impaled(A) the ten sons of Haman. 15 The Jews in Susa came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they put to death in Susa three hundred men, but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.(B)

16 Meanwhile, the remainder of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces also assembled to protect themselves and get relief(C) from their enemies.(D) They killed seventy-five thousand of them(E) but did not lay their hands on the plunder.(F)

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14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

15 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

16 But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,

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14 So the king commanded this to be done; the decree was issued in Shushan, and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

15 And the Jews who were in [a]Shushan (A)gathered together again on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and killed three hundred men at Shushan; (B)but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

16 The remainder of the Jews in the king’s provinces (C)gathered together and protected their lives, had rest from their enemies, and killed seventy-five thousand of their enemies; (D)but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

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  1. Esther 9:15 Or Susa

14 So the king commanded this to be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged. 15 The Jews who were in Susa gathered also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and they killed 300 men in Susa, but they laid no hands on the plunder.

16 (A)Now the rest of the Jews who were in the king's provinces also (B)gathered to defend their lives, and got relief from their enemies and killed 75,000 of those who hated them, but they laid no hands on the plunder.

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