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15 The Jews in Susa gathered again on the fourteenth day of Adar. In Susa they killed three hundred men, but they did not seize any plunder.

16 The rest of the Jews who were in the provinces of the king also gathered and defended themselves, getting relief from their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them, but they did not seize any plunder. 17 This happened on the thirteenth day of Adar. They rested on the fourteenth and had a day of feasting[a] and joyful celebration.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 9:17 The word translated feasting emphasizes drinking more than eating.

15 The Jews in Susa came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they put to death in Susa three hundred men, but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.(A)

16 Meanwhile, the remainder of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces also assembled to protect themselves and get relief(B) from their enemies.(C) They killed seventy-five thousand of them(D) but did not lay their hands on the plunder.(E) 17 This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth they rested and made it a day of feasting(F) and joy.

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