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Esther 9:18 KJV
Esther · chapter 9 · verse 18
But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.Esther 9:18 · King James Version
Esther 9:18 in context
16But 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,
17On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
18But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
19Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
20And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- thirteenthshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
- thirteenthʻâsârtenH6240 →
- fourteenthʼarbaʻfourH702 →
- fifteenthchâmêshfiveH2568 →
- togetherqâhalto convokeH6950 →
- ShushanShûwshanShushan, a place in PersiaH7800 →
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We have here a decisive battle fought between the Jews and their enemies, in which the Jews were victorious. Neither side was surprised; for both had notice of it long enough before, so that it was a fair trial of skill between them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-19