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Esther 9:7
7In addition, they also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
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Context of Esther 9:7
5The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, bringing death and destruction, and they did as they pleased with their enemies. 6In Susa the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men. In addition, they also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, 8Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, 9Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,
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וְאֵ֧ת׀ פַּרְשַׁנְדָּ֛תָא וְאֵ֥ת׀ דַּֽלְפ֖וֹן וְאֵ֥ת׀ אַסְפָּֽתָא׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Esther 9:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 Most of these names are Persian, and readily traceable to Old Persian roots. Esther 9:10 On the spoil laid they not their hand - As they might have done (see the margin reference).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10They killed these ten sons of Haman: Everything Haman had boasted about (Esther 5:11) was gone, including his ten sons.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-165-16. Thus the Jews smote all their enemies--The effect of the two antagonistic decrees was, in the meantime, to raise a fierce and bloody war between the Jews and their enemies throughout the Persian empire; but through the dread of Esther and Mordecai, the provincial governors universally favored their cause, so that their enemies fell in great numbers.Read the comment
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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
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