Esther 9:11
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
Esther 9:11 in other translations
| BSB | On that day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king, |
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| WEB | On that day, the number of those who were slain in the citadel of Susa was brought before the king. |
| ASV | On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. |
| YLT | On that day hath come the number of the slain in Shushan the palace before the king, |
| DARBY | On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the fortress was brought before the king. |
| BBE | On that day the number of those who had been put to death in the town of Shushan was given to the king. |
| Webster | On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. |
What does Esther 9:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 9:5-16
5-16. Thus the Jews smote all their enemies--The effect of the two antagonistic decrees was, in the meantime, to raise a fierce and bloody war between the Jews and their enemies throughout the Persian empire; but through the dread of Esther and Mordecai, the provincial governors universally favored their cause, so that their enemies fell in great numbers.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 9:1-19
The enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them by the former edict. If they had attempted nothing against the people of God, they would not themselves have suffered. The Jews, acting together, strengthened one another. Let us learn to stand fast in one spirit, and with one mind, striving together against the enemies of our souls, who endeavour to rob us of our faith, which is more precious than our lives. The…
Esther 9:11 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Esther 9:10
The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
- Esther 9:11
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
- Esther 9:12
And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
Esther 9:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El mismo día vino la cuenta de los muertos en Susán residencia regia, delante del rey. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | En ce jour-là, on porta devant le roi le nombre de ceux qui avaient été tués dans Suse, la capitale. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | An selbigem Tage kam die Zahl der in der Burg Susan Getöteten vor den König. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Statimque numerus eorum, qui occisi erant in Susan, ad regem relatus est. |