Indeed, Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai (A)became greater and greater. Thus (B)the Jews struck all their enemies with [a]the sword, killing and destroying; and they did what they pleased to those who hated them. At the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

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  1. Esther 9:5 Lit the stroke of