Esther 9:5
Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
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Gill's Exposition
Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction,.... Some with swords, and others with clubs, and staves; as the Targum; and such like slaughtering…
We have here a decisive battle fought between the Jews and their enemies, in which the Jews were victorious. Neither side was surprised; for both had notice of it long enough before, so that it was a…
Est 9:1-10. Overthrow of the Jews" enemies
The story, omitting the intermediate months of preparation, now passes to the date fixed by the decree for the Jews" overthrow.
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