Esther 9:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Esther 9:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Esther 9:6 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Esther 9:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Esther 9:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Esther 9:6 — World English Bible

Esther 9:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Esther 9:6 — American Standard Version

Esther 9:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and in Shushan the palace have the Jews slain and destroyed five hundred men;”

Esther 9:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Esther 9:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And in Shushan the fortress the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.”

Esther 9:6 — Darby Translation

Esther 9:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And at Shushan the palace slewe the Iewes and destroyed fiue hundreth men,”

Esther 9:6 — Geneva Bible

Esther 9:6 in Context — Esther 9

4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.

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

7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

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What Does Esther 9:6 Mean?

Esther 9:6 is a verse from the Book of Esther, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Esther chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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