Esther 9:1

Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, when the king's law and decree were about to be carried out, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain power over them, it was reversed. The Jews gained power over those who hated them.

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)

In Context

2The Jews assembled in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, to lay hands on those who tried to bring disaster on them. No one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all the peoples.

Read all of Esther 9

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:41You gave me the back of my enemies' necks; 1 I annihilated those who hated me. 1

Esther 3:13Documents were hand-delivered by couriers to all the king's provinces, to annihilate, kill, and destroy all Jews, from young to old, children and women, in one day—on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (which is the month of Adar)—and to plunder their possessions.

Esther 9:17This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. On the fourteenth day they rested and made that a day of feasting and gladness.

Psalms 30:11You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness. 1

Isaiah 60:14They will come to you to bow down, the sons of those who humbled you; they will bow at your feet; 1 they will call you The City of Yahweh, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 1

Revelation 11:18The nations were enraged, 2 but your wrath has come. 2 The time has come for the dead to be judged 1 and for you to reward your servants the prophets, 2 those who are believers, and those who feared your name, 2 both the unimportant and the mighty. 1 The time has come for you to destroy those who are destroying the earth.”

Matthew Henry on Esther 9:1

We left two royal edicts in force, both given at the court of Shushan, one bearing date the thirteenth day of the first month, appointing that on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month then next ensuing all the Jews should be killed; another bearing date the twenty-third day of the third month, empowering the Jews, on the day appointed for their slaughter, to draw the sword in their own defence and make their part good against their enemies as well as they could. Great expectation there was, no doubt, of this… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Esther 9:1