Esther 9:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ In Susa the capital itself the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ In Shushan, the capital itself, the Jews slew and destroyed 500 men.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁶ In the fortified part of Susa, the Jews killed five hundred people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And so, entering hesitantly through a series of doors, she stood opposite the king, where he sat upon his royal throne, clothed in royal robes, and shining with gold and precious stones. And he was terrible to behold.

Esther 9:6 Cross References

Esther 3:15

The couriers went in haste by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the capital. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Susa was perplexed.

Esther 9:5

So the Jews smote all their enemies with the sword, slaughtering, and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them.

Esther 9:7

and also slew Parshan-datha and Dalphon and Aspatha

Job 27:14

If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough to eat.