Esther 9:16 meaning and explanation
The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
Esther 9:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Esther 9:16 reports the outcome of the king's counter-edict, which allowed the Jews to defend themselves against the attack Haman had arranged. The narrator is summarizing the fighting across Xerxes' provinces on the thirteenth of Adar.
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