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Esther 9:6

Esther 9:6 is verse 6 of Esther chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

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King James Version

And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

World English Bible

In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

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Esther 9:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

5 The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.

6 In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

7 including Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Esther 3:15

The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

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