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Esther 9:6

9:5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them. what: Heb. according to their will
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

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

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

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

9:7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

What does Esther 9:6 mean?

Esther 9:6 is a verse in the book of Esther, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׁוּשַׁן (Shûwshan), בִּירָה (bîyrâh), יְהוּדִי (Yᵉhûwdîy). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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ShushanשׁוּשַׁןShûwshan/shoo-shan'/H7800Shushan, a place in Persia
the
palaceבִּירָהbîyrâh/bee-raw'/H1002a castle or palace
the
JewsיְהוּדִיYᵉhûwdîy/yeh-hoo-dee'/H3064a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
slewהָרַגhârag/haw-rag'/H2026to smite with deadly intent
and
destroyedאָבַדʼâbad/aw-bad'/H6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh/khaw-maysh'/H2568five
hundredמֵאָהmêʼâh/may-aw'/H3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
men.אִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

Commentary on Esther 9:6

HENRY_FULL · Esther 9:6
Nehemiah, having finished what he undertook for the fencing and filling of the holy city, returned to the king his master, who was not willing to be long without him, as appears ( v. 6 ). But, after some time, he obtained leave to come back again to Jerusalem, to redress grievances, and purge out some corruptions which had crept in in his absence; and very active he was in reforming several abuses, which here we have an account of. I. He turned out from Israel the mixed multitude, the Moabites and Ammonites especially, ver. 1-3 . With a particular indignation, he expelled Tobiah out of the lodgings he had got in the court of the temple, ver. 4-9 . II. He secured the maintenance of the priests and Levites to them more firmly than it had been, ver. 10-14 . III. He restrained the profanation of the sabbath day, and provided for the due sanctification of it, ver. 15-22 . IV. He checked the growing mischief of marrying strange wives, ver. 23-31 .

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Numbers 22:3

And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

Numbers 23:8

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?

Numbers 23:18

And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

Numbers 24:5

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

Deuteronomy 23:5

Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

Joshua 24:9

Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

Joshua 24:10

But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

Micah 6:5

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.

Matthew 25:40

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

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Esther 9:12

And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

Esther 2:5

Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

Esther 8:11

Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

Esther 9:11

On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. was: Heb. came

Esther 9:16

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,

Daniel 8:2

And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

Esther 1:2

That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

Esther 1:5

And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; present: Heb. found

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What does Esther 9:6 say?

Esther 9:6 (King James Version) reads: "And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men."

Is Esther 9:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Esther 9:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Esther.

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