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Esther 9:6
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4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for this man Mordecai abecame increasingly prominent.  
5 Thus the Jews defeated all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, with slaughter and destruction, and did what they pleased with those who hated them.
6 And in aShushan the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.  
7 Also Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vajezatha—
10 athe ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews—they killed; bbut they did not lay a hand on the1 plunder.  
11 On that day the number of those who were killed in1 Shushan the citadel was brought to the king.  
12 And the king said to Queen Esther, “The Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the citadel, and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now awhat is your petition? It shall be granted to you. Or what is your further request? It shall be done.”  
Verse Comparison: Esther 9:6

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American Standard Version
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

Amplified® Bible
In Shushan, the capital itself, the Jews slew and destroyed 500 men.

Contemporary English Version
They killed five hundred people in Susa, but they did not take anything that belonged to the ones they killed. Haman had been one of the worst enemies of the Jews, and ten of his sons were among those who were killed. Their names were Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha.

Darby English Version
And in Shushan the fortress the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

Good News Bible
In Susa, the capital city itself, the Jews killed five hundred people.

King James Version
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

New American Standard Bible
At the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

New International Version
In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

New King James Version
And in Shushan the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
At the citadel in Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

Revised Standard Version
In Susa the capital itself the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men,

Young's Literal Translation
and in Shushan the palace have the Jews slain and destroyed five hundred men;


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