Esther 3:15 meaning and explanation
The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
Esther 3:15, Berean Standard Bible
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The couriers ride out under the king's seal, carrying an order to annihilate the Jews on a set day, while Xerxes and Haman sit down to drink as though nothing unusual has happened. The narrator sets their careless banquet against the alarm spreading through Susa, the capital where many Jews and others lived.
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