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,

But the other {H7605} Jews {H3064} that were in the king's {H4428} provinces {H4082} gathered themselves together {H6950}, and stood {H5975} for their lives {H5315}, and had rest {H5118} from their enemies {H341}, and slew {H2026} of their foes {H8130} seventy {H7657} and five {H2568} thousand {H505}, but they laid {H7971} not their hands {H3027} on the prey {H961},

The other Jews, those in the royal provinces, had assembled, defended their lives and won rest from their enemies, killing 75,000 of those who hated them, but without touching the spoil,

The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

And 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 them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

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Cross-References

  • Esther 8:11 (10 votes)

    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 9:2 (6 votes)

    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.

  • Leviticus 26:7 (5 votes)

    And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

  • Leviticus 26:8 (5 votes)

    And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.