Esther 9:14
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
Esther 9:14 in other translations
| BSB | So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman. |
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| WEB | The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Susa; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons. |
| ASV | And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons. |
| YLT | And the king saith--‘to be done so;' and a law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman they have hanged. |
| DARBY | And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. |
| BBE | And the king said that this was to be done, and the order was given out in Shushan, and the hanging of Haman's ten sons was effected. |
| Webster | And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. |
What does Esther 9:14 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 9:14 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Esther 9:13
Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.
- Esther 9:14
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
- Esther 9:15
For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
Esther 9:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y mandó el rey que se hiciese así: y dióse la orden en Susán, y colgaron á los diez hijos de Amán. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi dit de faire ainsi; et l’édit fut rendu dans Suse; et on pendit les dix fils d’Haman. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da befahl der König, daß also geschehen sollte; und der Befehl wurde zu Susan erlassen, und man hängte die zehn Söhne Hamans. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Præcepitque rex ut ita fieret. Statimque in Susan pependit edictum, et decem filii Aman suspensi sunt. |