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Esther 9:5 KJV
Esther · chapter 9 · verse 5
Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.Esther 9:5 · King James Version
Esther 9:5 in context
3And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
4For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
5Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
6And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
7And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- destructionʼabdâna perishingH12 →
- slaughterheregslaughterH2027 →
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- strokemakkâha woundH4347 →
- smotenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
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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