14 The king gave the orders for this to be done, so a law was announced in Susa, and they hung the bodies of Haman’s 10 sons. 15 The Jews in Susa assembled again on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar(A) and killed 300 men in Susa, but they did not seize[a] any plunder.(B)

16 The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces assembled, defended themselves, and got rid of[b] their enemies. They killed 75,000[c] of those who hated them,(C) but they did not seize[d] any plunder.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 9:15 Lit not put their hands on
  2. Esther 9:16 Lit and gained relief from
  3. Esther 9:16 Some LXX mss read 10,107; other LXX mss read 15,000
  4. Esther 9:16 Lit not put their hands on

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