Esther 9:17
This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day, they rested and made it a day of feasting and joy.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rted they, and made it a day of feasting and gladns.
KJV1611 – Modern English
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
[ This was done] on the thirteenth{H7969} day{H3117} of the month{H2320} Adar;{H143} and on the fourteenth{H702} day of the same they rested,{H5118} and made{H6213} it a day{H3117} of feasting{H4960} and gladness.{H8057}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
On the thirteenth{H7969}{H6240} day{H3117} of the month{H2320} Adar{H143}; and on the fourteenth{H702}{H6240} day of the same rested{H5118} they, and made{H6213}{(H8800)} it a day{H3117} of feasting{H4960} and gladness{H8057}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
This was done on the thirteth daie of the moneth Adar, and on the fourtenth daye of the same moneth rested they, which (daye) they ordeyned to be a daye of feastinge and gladnesse.
Geneva Bible (1560)
This they did on the thirteenth day of the moneth Adar, & rested the fourteenth day thereof, and kept it a day of feasting and ioy.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
This they did on the thirteenth day of the moneth Adar, & on the fourteenth day of the same moneth rested they, which day they held with feasting and gladnesse.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Webster's Bible (1833)
[This was done] on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, even to rest on the fourteenth of it, and to make it a day of banquet and of joy.
American Standard Version (1901)
`This was done' on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
American Standard Version (1901)
[ This was done] on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
This they did on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same month they took their rest, and made it a day of feasting and joy.
World English Bible (2000)
This was done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of that month they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
All of this happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. They then rested on the fourteenth day and made it a day for banqueting and happiness.
Referenced Verses
- Esth 9:1 : 1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s decree and command were to be carried out. On the day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to dominate them, the situation was reversed, and the Jews gained mastery over those who hated them.
- Esth 9:21 : 21 to establish among them that they should celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar every year,
- Esth 9:18 : 18 But the Jews in Susa gathered on the thirteenth and fourteenth days and rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.
- Esth 3:12 : 12 On the thirteenth day of the first month, the king’s scribes were summoned and an edict was written according to all that Haman commanded. It was addressed to the satraps of the king, to the governors of each province, and to the officials of every people, to each province in its script and to each people in its language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s signet ring.
- Esth 8:9 : 9 The king’s scribes were summoned on that day, the third month (the month of Sivan), on the twenty-third day, and an edict was written exactly as Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps, governors, and officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush, each province in its own script and language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
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- Esth 9:18-247 verses93%
18 But the Jews in Susa gathered on the thirteenth and fourteenth days and rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.
19 That is why the rural Jews who live in villages observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting, a day for giving gifts to one another.
20 Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,
21 to establish among them that they should celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar every year,
22 as the days when the Jews gained relief from their enemies, and as the month that was turned for them from sorrow to joy and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and send gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor.
23 So the Jews agreed to continue the celebration they had started, doing what Mordecai had written to them.
24 For Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted to destroy them. He cast the pur—that is, the lot—to crush and annihilate them.
- Esth 9:1-22 verses83%
1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s decree and command were to be carried out. On the day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to dominate them, the situation was reversed, and the Jews gained mastery over those who hated them.
2 The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to strike those who sought their harm. No one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen upon all the people.
- Esth 8:11-133 verses82%
11 The king’s decree gave the Jews in every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.
12 This was to take place on a single day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
13 A copy of the written decree was to be issued as law in every province, publicly proclaimed to all people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
- Esth 9:15-162 verses80%
15 The Jews in Susa gathered together again on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they killed three hundred men in Susa. But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.
16 Meanwhile, the rest of the Jews in the king’s provinces gathered to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of their enemies but did not lay their hands on the plunder.
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7 In the first month, the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot) before Haman for each day and each month, until the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
- Esth 1:2-54 verses76%
2 At that time, King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
3 In the third year of his reign, he held a banquet for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials of the provinces were present before him.
4 He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his majestic greatness for many days—one hundred and eighty days in total.
5 When these days were over, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people who were present in the citadel of Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the courtyard of the garden of the king's palace.
- Esth 9:26-294 verses76%
26 That is why these days were called Purim, from the word pur. Therefore, because of everything written in this letter, and because of what they had witnessed and what had happened to them,
27 the Jews established and agreed, for themselves, their descendants, and all who might join them, that they would not fail to celebrate these two days every year, in the prescribed manner and at the appointed time.
28 These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by every family, in every province, and in every city. And these days of Purim should never cease to be celebrated by the Jews, nor should their memory fade from their descendants.
29 Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.
- Esth 8:15-173 verses76%
15 Mordecai went out from the king's presence wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large golden crown, and a robe of fine linen and purple. The city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
16 For the Jews, there was light and joy, gladness, and honor.
17 In every province and every city where the king's command and decree reached, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a holiday. And many of the peoples of the land became Jews, for fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
- Esth 9:31-322 verses74%
31 to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had decreed for them, and as they had established for themselves and their descendants regarding matters of fasting and lamentation.
32 And the command of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim, and it was written in the book.
- Esth 3:12-143 verses73%
12 On the thirteenth day of the first month, the king’s scribes were summoned and an edict was written according to all that Haman commanded. It was addressed to the satraps of the king, to the governors of each province, and to the officials of every people, to each province in its script and to each people in its language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s signet ring.
13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces, ordering the destruction, killing, and annihilation of all the Jews—young and old, children and women—in a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions.
14 A copy of the edict was to be issued as a law in every province and made known to all the peoples, so that they would be ready for that day.
- Esth 9:10-112 verses73%
10 the ten sons of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.
11 That day, the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king.
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19 The exiles celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
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22 They celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the LORD had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he supported them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.
- Neh 8:17-182 verses71%
17 The whole assembly of those who had returned from exile built booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated it like this, and their joy was very great.
18 Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, there was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
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18 Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He also declared a holiday for the provinces and distributed gifts with royal generosity.
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12 Then all the people went to eat, drink, send portions of food, and celebrate with great joy because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
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17 On the fifteenth day of this month there is to be a festival. For seven days, unleavened bread is to be eaten.
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10 On the seventh day, when the king was in high spirits from the wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,
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9 The king’s scribes were summoned on that day, the third month (the month of Sivan), on the twenty-third day, and an edict was written exactly as Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps, governors, and officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush, each province in its own script and language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
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13 Esther replied, "If it pleases the king, let the Jews in Susa be allowed to act again tomorrow according to today's decree, and let the ten sons of Haman be hanged on the gallows."
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1 The king and Haman came to drink with Queen Esther.
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1 On that day, King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the king’s presence because Esther had revealed how he was related to her.
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11 In the second month, on the fourteenth day, at twilight, they shall observe it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
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23 The whole assembly decided to celebrate the festival for another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for seven more days.