Esther 9:2

Esther 9:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm. And no one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all peoples.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Jews gathered together in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm. And no one could withstand them, because fear of them fell upon all people.

Context of Esther 9:2

1The 13th day of the 12th month (Adar) was the day when the enemies of the Jews had hoped to attack them. But now the king's new law said that the Jews could fight to keep themselves safe on that day. So the Jews won against their enemies. In all the cities in each region of the kingdom where the Jews lived, they joined together. They punished anyone who tried to hurt them. Nobody could fight against them because all the people were very afraid of them. 3All the king's officers and the rulers and leaders of each region decided to help the Jews. They did that because they were afraid of Mordecai's power. 4He was now a very important officer in the king's palace. News about him reached all the regions as he became more and more powerful.

Esther 9:2 word by word

נִקְהֲל֨וּ הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗ם בְּכָל־מְדִינוֹת֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖י רָֽעָתָ֑ם וְאִישׁ֙ לֹא־עָמַ֣ד לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־נָפַ֥ל פַּחְדָּ֖ם עַל־כָּל־הָעַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• gathered themselves togetherקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
• in their citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• throughout all the provincesמְדִינָהmedîynâh · provinceH4082
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ'ăchashvêrôsh 'achashrôsh · AhasuerusH325
• to layשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• handיָדyâd · handH3027
• on such as soughtבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• their hurtרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• and no manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• could withstandעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• themפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• for the fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• of them fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• upon all peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Esther 9:2

• Esther 9:10Those men were the ten sons of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. But the Jews did not take any of the things that belonged to the people that they killed.
• Esther 8:11The king's new law said this: The Jewish people who lived in every city could fight against anyone who attacked them. They could join together to keep themselves safe. If an army of any kind attacked them, the Jews could kill and destroy them completely, as well as their women and children. They could take away their enemies' things for themselves.
• Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon, the king of Heshbon, refused to let us travel through his country. He was too proud to agree with us. The Lord our God had caused him to be like that. He wanted to put King Sihon under your power and give his land to you. You still live in his land today.
• Joshua 11:20The Lord had caused the minds of those people to become hard. So they all decided to fight against the Israelites. The Lord wanted the Israelites to destroy those people completely, as he had commanded Moses.
• Psalms 71:13Make my enemies become completely ashamed. They speak against me and they want to hurt me. So let them fall with great shame!
• Isaiah 8:9You foreign nations must listen to this! Join together to fight. Shout as you go to battle. But you will never win! You people from countries that are far away, get ready for war. But you will be completely destroyed!
• Esther 8:17When the new law reached every region and every city, the Jews became very happy. The other people who lived there were now afraid of the Jews. Because of that, many people said that they themselves had become Jews.
• Genesis 35:5Then they began their journey. All the towns near there were afraid of God's power. So no one attacked Jacob and his people.
• Exodus 23:27I will cause all the nations that you meet to be afraid. All the people who attack you will become confused. I will cause all your enemies to turn round and run away from you.
• Joshua 2:9She said to them, ‘I know that the Lord has given this land to you. Everyone here is afraid of you Israelites. Everyone who lives in this land is very frightened.

Commentaries on Esther 9:2

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The Jews gathered themselves ... no man could withstand them--The tables were now turned in their favor; and though their enemies made their long meditated attack, the Jews were not only at liberty to act on the defensive, but through the powerful influence enlisted on their side at court together with the blessing of God, they were everywhere victorious. the fear of them fell upon all people--This impression arose not alone from the consciousness of…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Ahasuerus
• Ahasuerus; Asseurus
• Esther, Book of
• Text of the Old Testament

Commentaries on Esther 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings