Esther 9:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.”
Esther 9:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 9:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 9:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Susa; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.”
Esther 9:14 — World English Bible
Esther 9:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.”
Esther 9:14 — American Standard Version
Esther 9:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king saith--`to be done so;' and a law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman they have hanged.”
Esther 9:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 9:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.”
Esther 9:14 — Darby Translation
Esther 9:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the King charged to doe so, and the decree was giuen at Shushan, and they hanged Hamans ten sonnes.”
Esther 9:14 — Geneva Bible
Esther 9:14 in Context — Esther 9
12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
13 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which 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.
14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
15 For 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.
16 But 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 their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
What Does Esther 9:14 Mean?
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