Esther 9:15
What does Esther 9:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Esther 9:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Esther 9:15 means
On the fourteenth of Adar, the Jews in Shushan assemble again and kill three hundred more men. As before, they refrain from taking spoil. The repeated note about plundered goods underscores their motives: defense and justice, not enrichment. The capital’s second-day tally, smaller than the first, suggests remnants of organized hostility were being extinguished. The emphasis on lawful assembly and repeated restraint frames the events as sober protection of life and order in the empire’s heart. Once the capital is secure, Shushan will rest a day later than the provinces, explaining the dual dates that Purim will commemorate.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For the Jews who were in Shushan came together again on the fourteenth day of the month Adar and put to death three hundred men in Shushan; but they put not a hand on their goods.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the Jews who <FI>are<Fi> in Shushan are assembled also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they slay in Shushan three hundred men, and on the prey they have not put forth their hand.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And on the fourteenth day of the month Adar the Jews gathered themselves together, and they killed in Susan three hundred men: but they took not their substance.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And 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 they laid not their hand on the prey.
Context
Following the decree of verse 14, verse 15 reports the outcome of the second day in Shushan. The refusal to plunder echoes verse 10 and anticipates the same emphasis in the provincial report (v. 16). With the capital’s fighting concluded on the fourteenth, the narrative will widen to the provinces, summarize their results, and then record how different communities rested and celebrated (vv. 16–19). These details establish the calendar logic for Purim’s two days, which Mordecai and Esther will formalize in the letters that follow (vv. 20–32).
v.14And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
v.15This passage
v.16And 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 them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 9:16
And 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 them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
- Psalms 118:7
Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I seemy desireupon them that hate me.
- Hebrews 13:5
Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
- Esther 9:13
Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22
abstain from every form of evil.
- Esther 8:11
wherein the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,