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Now in the twelfth month ,
that is ,
the month Adar ,
on the thirteenth day of the same ,
when the king '
s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution ,
in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them , (
though it was turned to the contrary ,
that the Jews had rule over them that hated them ;)
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The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus ,
to lay hand on such as sought their hurt :
and no man could withstand them ;
for the fear of them fell upon all people .
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And all the rulers of the provinces ,
and the lieutenants ,
and the deputies ,
and officers of the king ,
helped the Jews ;
because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them .
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For Mordecai was great in the king '
s house ,
and his fame went out throughout all the provinces :
for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater .
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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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And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men .
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And Parshandatha ,
and Dalphon ,
and Aspatha ,
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And Poratha ,
and Adalia ,
and Aridatha ,
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And Parmashta ,
and Arisai ,
and Aridai ,
and Vajezatha ,
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The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha ,
the enemy of the Jews ,
slew they ;
but on the spoil laid they not their hand .
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On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king .
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And the king said unto Esther the queen ,
The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace ,
and the ten sons of Haman ;
what have they done in the rest of the king '
s provinces ?
now what is thy petition ?
and it shall be granted thee :
or what is thy request further ?
and it shall be done .
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Then said Esther ,
If it please the king ,
let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day '
s decree ,
and let Haman '
s ten sons be hanged upon the gallows .
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And the king commanded it so to be done :
and the decree was given at Shushan ;
and they hanged Haman '
s ten sons .
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For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar ,
and slew three hundred men at Shushan ;
but on the prey they laid not their hand .
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But the other Jews that were in the king '
s provinces gathered themselves together ,
and stood for their lives ,
and had rest from their enemies ,
and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand ,
but they laid not their hands on the prey ,
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On the thirteenth day of the month Adar ;
and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they ,
and made it a day of feasting and gladness .