Esther 9:3-5

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

³ And the judges of the provinces, and the governors, and lieutenants, and every one in dignity, that presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mardochai:

⁴ For they knew him to be prince of the palace, and to have great power: and the fame of his name increased daily, and was spread abroad through all men's mouths.

⁵ So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them: