Verse 11

Wherin the king graunted the Iewes in what cities soeuer they were, to gather themselues together, and to stand for their lyfe, and for to roote out, to slay and to destroy all the power of the people and prouince that woulde trouble them, both children and women, and to spoyle their goodes:

Referenced Verses

  • Esth 3:13 : 13 And the letters were sent by postes into all the kinges prouinces, to roote out, to kill, and to destroy all Iewes both young and olde, children and women in one day namely vpon the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth (which is the moneth Adar) & to spoyle the as a pray.par
  • Esth 9:2-9 : 2 For then gathered the Iewes together in their cities within all the prouinces of king Ahasuerus, to lay hande on such as woulde do them euill, and no man could withstand them: for the feare of them was come ouer all people. 3 And all the rulers in the prouinces, and princes, and deputies, and officers of the king, promoted the Iewes: for the feare of Mardocheus came vpon them. 4 For Mardocheus was great in the kinges house, & the reporte of him was noysed in all the prouinces: for this man Mardocheus waxed greater and greater. 5 Thus the Iewes smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, & did what they would vnto their enemies. 6 And at Susan the chiefe citie slue the Iewes, & destroyed fiue hundred men. 7 And slue Pharsandatha, Dalphon, Asphatha, 8 Phoratha, Adalia, Aridatha, 9 Pharmastha, Arisai, Aridai, and Uaizatha, 10 The ten sonnes of Haman the sonne of Hamadata the enemie of the Iewes: but on his goodes they layed no handes. 11 At the same time was the king certified of the number of those that were slaine in the citie of Susan. 12 And the king saide vnto queene Esther: The Iewes haue slaine and destroyed fiue hundred men in the citie of Susan, and the ten sonnes of Haman: What haue they done thinkest thou in other landes of the king? And what is thy petition, that it may be geuen thee? or what requirest thou more to be done? 13 Esther aunswered: If it please the king, let him suffer the Iewes which are in Susan, to morow also to do according vnto this dayes decree, that they may hang Hamans ten sonnes vpon the tree. 14 And the king charged to do so: and the decree was deuised at Susan, and they hanged Hamans ten sonnes. 15 For the Iewes that were in Susan gathered them selues together, vpon the fourteenth day of the moneth Adar, and slue three hundred men at Susan: but on their goodes they layed no handes. 16 As for the other Iewes that were in the kinges prouinces, they came together and stoode for their liues, & had rest from their enemies, & slue of their enemies seuentie and fiue thousand: howbeit they layed no handes on their goodes.
  • Ps 37:14-15 : 14 The vngodly haue drawen out the sworde, and haue bended their bowe: to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of right conuersation. 15 But their sworde shal go thorow their owne heart: & their bow shalbe broken.
  • Ezek 39:10 : 10 So that they shall els bring no wood from the fielde, neither hew downe any out of the wood: for with weapons shal they make their fire, they shall rob those that robbed them, and spoyle those that spoyled them, sayth the Lorde God.
  • Ps 68:3 : 3 But the ryghteous must be glad, and reioyce before the Lorde: they shall not stande styll for myrth.
  • Ps 137:8 : 8 O daughter of Babylon who must lye wasted: happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast serued vs.
  • Ps 146:6-9 : 6 Who executeth iudgement for those that are oppressed with wrong: who geueth foode to the hungry. 7 God looseth those that be bounde: God geueth syght to the blynde. 8 God rayseth them vp that are falling: God loueth the ryghteous. 9 God taketh strangers into his custodie, he releeueth the fatherlesse and the widdowe: as for the way of the vngodlye he turneth it vpsyde downe.
  • Isa 10:6 : 6 I wyll sende hym among those hypocritishe people: among the people that haue deserued my disfauour wyll I sende hym, that he vtterly rob them, spoyle them, and treade them downe lyke the myre in the streete.