World English Bible
Esther 9:11
“On that day, the number of those who were slain in the citadel of Susa was brought before the king.”
Esther 9:11 in the King James Version
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.Read Esther 9:11 in the King James Version →
Verse in context — Esther 9
Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,
the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jew's enemy, but they didn't lay their hand on the plunder.
On that day, the number of those who were slain in the citadel of Susa was brought before the king.
The king said to Esther the queen, "The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in the citadel of Susa, including the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your further request? It shall be done.
Then Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows.
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