Esther 9:15-16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 9:1-19

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 fair trial of skill between them. Nor could either side call the other rebels, for they were both supported by the royal authority. I. The enemies of the Jews were the aggressors. They hoped, notwithstanding the latter edict, to have power over them, by virtue of the former (Est. 9:1), and made... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 9:15

For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar ,.... As they had on the thirteenth: and slew three hundred men at Shushan ; the Targum adds, of the family of Amalek: but there is no reason to confine it to them; it respects all such as were the enemies of the Jews, and rose up against them; so that the whole number slain in Shushan were eight hundred persons, besides the sons of Human: but on the prey they laid not their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 9:16

But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together ,.... In a body, in their respective provinces and cities: and stood for their lives ; defended themselves against those that attacked them: and had rest from their enemies ; that selfsame day; all being destroyed by them, and none daring to appear against them: and slew of their foes 75,000 men ; that is, in all the provinces put together: but they laid not their hands on the prey ; See Gill on... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 9:15

And slew three hundred men - Esther had probably been informed by Mordecai that there were still many enemies of the Jews who sought their destruction, who had escaped the preceding day; and, therefore, begs that this second day be added to the former permission. This being accordingly granted, they found three hundred more, in all eight hundred. And thus Susa was purged of all their enemies. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:1-16

Deliverance and victory. The history of "the chosen nation" is full of Divine deliverances. The present is only one of the many instances in which, by faith, the Israelites "escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens." I. THE MEANS of the deliverance and victory here related. Royal authority primarily accounts for it. Only by the sanction of the king could the Jews dare to draw the sword and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:1-32

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:15

For the Jews . Rather, " and the Jews," or " so the Jews." The Hebrew has the vau conjunctive, which is here certainly expressive of a sequence, or consequence. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:16

Gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives . i.e. did as the edict directed them ( Esther 8:11 ). And had rest from their enemies . The idea of "rest" seems out of place when the subject of the narrative is slaughter, and the number of the slain has still to be told. Some suspect corruption, others an interpolation. And slew of their foes seventy and five thousand. The LXX . had in their copies fifteen for seventy-five, or one-fifth of the received number. The smaller... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:16

The law of national self-preservation. This passage, with two somewhat similar passages preceding it, may read at first like the narration of sanguinary cruelty, and the indefensible havoc of human life. Our strongest sympathies were but very lately with the Jews, for whom fearful destruction was devised without the slightest shadow of justifiable provocation. We rejoiced with them when the cloud that overhung burst, and they seemed to be delivered from their former terrible outlook. But... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 9:15

Shushan - Here probably the lower town, which lay east of the upper one, and was of about the same size (compare the Esther 9:6 note). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 9:1-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 9:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 9:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 9:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 9:15

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