Esther 9:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.”
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“So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king saith--`to be done so;' and a law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman they have hanged.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Esther 9:14 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 24:20Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”
- Ezra 7:13I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
- Esther 7:9Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
- Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
- Ecclesiastes 6:3A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
- Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).