Esther 9:18

Easy To Read Version

The Jews in Susa had met together on the 13th and 14th days of the month of Adar. And then on the 15th day they rested. So they made the 15th day a happy holiday.

Cross References

Esther 8:11

The king’s commands in those letters said this:

Esther 9:1

On the 13th day of the twelfth month (Adar), the people were supposed to obey the king’s command. That was the day the enemies of the Jews hoped to defeat them. But now, things had changed. Now, the Jews were stronger than their enemies who hated them.

Esther 9:11

That day the king heard how many men had been killed in the capital city of Susa.

Esther 9:13

Esther said, “If it pleases the king, please let the Jews in Susa do the same thing again tomorrow. Also, hang the bodies of Haman’s ten sons on posts.”

Esther 9:15

The Jews in Susa met together on the 14th day of the month of Adar. They killed 300 men in Susa, but they didn’t take the things that belonged to those men.

Esther 9:2

The Jews met together in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes. They met together so they would be strong enough to attack the people that wanted to destroy them. So no one was strong enough to stand against them. Those people were afraid of the Jews.

Esther 9:21

Mordecai did that to tell the Jews to celebrate Purim every year on the 14th and 15th days of the month of Adar.