The Jews Destroy Their Enemies

9 Now ^(A)in the twelfth month (that is, the month Adar), on ^(B)the thirteenth ^[a]day, ^(C)when the king’s command and edict were to be put into effect, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, it turned out to the contrary so that the Jews themselves gained mastery over those who hated them. ^2 (D)The Jews assembled in their cities throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus to ^[b]attack those who sought ^[c]to harm them; and no one could stand against them, ^(E)because the dread of them had fallen on all the peoples. ³ Even all the officials of the provinces, ^(F)the satraps, the governors, and those who were doing the king’s business were supporting the Jews, because the dread of Mordecai had fallen on them.