Esther 9:13 meaning and explanation
Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”
Esther 9:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Esther is speaking to King Xerxes in the citadel of Susa, after he has told her that the Jews have killed five hundred men there, including Haman's ten sons. Her request extends the edict by one day in Susa and asks that the bodies of Haman's sons be publicly displayed on the gallows, a form of shame and deterrence common in the ancient world rather than a second execution.
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