This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Esther (Greek) 9:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 202118 And all Israel cried out with all their might, for their death was before their eyes. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible18 The Jews in Susa joined together for self-defense on the fourteenth day and did not rest. But they rested on the fifteenth day with joy and celebration. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version18 But they that were killing in the city of Susan were employed in the slaughter on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month: and on the fifteenth day they rested. And therefore they appointed that day to be a holy day of feasting and gladness. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)18 The Jews of Susa, however, made the fifteenth a holiday, since they had slaughtered their enemies on the thirteenth and fourteenth and did not stop until the fifteenth. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers18 The Jews in the city of Susa assembled also on the fourteenth day and rested; and they also observed the fifteenth with joy and gladness. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition18 On the fourteenth, the Jews in Susa were still defending themselves, and so they celebrated on the fifteenth. See the chapter |