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.

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  1. Esther 9:15 Or Susa

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.(A)

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10 (A)the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews—they killed; (B)but they did not lay a hand on the [a]plunder.

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  1. Esther 9:10 spoil

10 the ten sons(A) of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews.(B) But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.(C)

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11 By these letters the king permitted the Jews who were in every city to (A)gather together and protect their lives—to (B)destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province that would assault them, both little children and women, and to plunder their possessions,

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11 The king’s edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate the armed men of any nationality or province who might attack them and their women and children,[a] and to plunder(A) the property of their enemies.

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  1. Esther 8:11 Or province, together with their women and children, who might attack them;

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, (A)“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

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Keep your lives free from the love of money(A) and be content with what you have,(B) because God has said,

“Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.”[a](C)

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  1. Hebrews 13:5 Deut. 31:6

22 Abstain from every form of evil.

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22 reject every kind of evil.

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(A)The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore (B)I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
(C)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
(D)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.

10 All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
11 They (E)surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 They surrounded me (F)like bees;
They were quenched (G)like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the Lord I will [a]destroy them.

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  1. Psalm 118:12 cut them off

The Lord is with me; he is my helper.(A)
    I look in triumph on my enemies.(B)

It is better to take refuge in the Lord(C)
    than to trust in humans.(D)
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.(E)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(F)
11 They surrounded me(G) on every side,(H)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,(I)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;(J)
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(K)

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

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

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13 Then Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do again tomorrow (A)according to today’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons (B)be hanged on the gallows.”

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13 “If it pleases the king,” Esther answered, “give the Jews in Susa permission to carry out this day’s edict tomorrow also, and let Haman’s ten sons(A) be impaled(B) on poles.”

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The Jews (A)gathered together in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who (B)sought their harm. And no one could withstand them, (C)because fear of them fell upon all people.

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The Jews assembled in their cities(A) in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them,(B) because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them.

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