Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and fourteenth, and then on the fifteenth they rested and made it a day of feasting and joy. New Living Translation (The Jews at Susa killed their enemies on March 7 and again on March 8, then rested on March 9, making that their day of feasting and gladness.) English Standard Version But the Jews who were in Susa gathered on the thirteenth day and on the fourteenth, and rested on the fifteenth day, making that a day of feasting and gladness. Berean Standard Bible The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy. King James Bible But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. New King James Version But the Jews who were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day, as well as on the fourteenth; and on the fifteenth of the month they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. New American Standard Bible But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth of the same month, and they rested on the fifteenth day and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing. NASB 1995 But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth of the same month, and they rested on the fifteenth day and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing. NASB 1977 But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth of the same month, and they rested on the fifteenth day and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing. Legacy Standard Bible But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth of the same month, and they rested on the fifteenth day and made it a day of feasting and gladness. Amplified Bible But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth of the same month, and on the fifteenth day they rested and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing. Christian Standard Bible But the Jews in Susa had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. They rested on the fifteenth day of the month, and it became a day of feasting and rejoicing. Holman Christian Standard Bible But the Jews in Susa had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. They rested on the fifteenth day of the month, and it became a day of feasting and rejoicing. American Standard Version But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they made it a day of banqueting and of joy. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Jews in the city Susa assembled also on the fourteenth day and rested; and they kept also the fifteenth with joy and gladness. Contemporary English Version On the fifteenth day of the month the Jews in Susa held a holiday and celebrated, after killing their enemies on the thirteenth and the fourteenth. Douay-Rheims Bible But they that were killing in the city of Susan, were employed in the slaughter on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month: and on the fifteenth day they rested. And therefore they appointed that day to be a holy day of feasting and gladness. English Revised Version But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. GOD'S WORD® Translation But the Jews in Susa had assembled on the thirteenth and fourteenth. They rested on the fifteenth and made it a day of feasting and celebration. Good News Translation The Jews of Susa, however, made the fifteenth a holiday, since they had slaughtered their enemies on the thirteenth and fourteenth and then stopped on the fifteenth. International Standard Version The Jewish people in Susa assembled on the thirteenth day and again on the fourteenth, and then rested on the fifteenth day and made it a day of feasting and joy. JPS Tanakh 1917 But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. Literal Standard Version And the Jews who [are] in Shushan have been assembled, on the thirteenth day of it, and on the fourteenth of it, even to rest on the fifteenth of it, and to make it a day of banquet and of joy. Majority Standard Bible The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy. New American Bible The Jews in Susa, however, mustered on the thirteenth and fourteenth of the month. But on the fifteenth they rested, and made it a day of joyful banqueting. NET Bible But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth and fourteenth days, and rested on the fifteenth, making it a day for banqueting and happiness. New Revised Standard Version But the Jews who were in Susa gathered on the thirteenth day and on the fourteenth, and rested on the fifteenth day, making that a day of feasting and gladness. New Heart English Bible But the Jews who were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth days of the month; and on the fifteenth day of that month, they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. Webster's Bible Translation But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled on the thirteenth day of the month, and on the fourteenth of it: and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. World English Bible But the Jews who were in Susa assembled together on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth days of the month; and on the fifteenth day of that month, they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. Young's Literal Translation And the Jews who are in Shushan have been assembled, on the thirteenth day of it, and on the fourteenth of it, even to rest on the fifteenth of it, and to make it a day of banquet and of joy. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feast of Purim Instituted18The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy. 19This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.… Cross References Esther 8:11 By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions. Esther 9:2 In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples. Esther 9:21 to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar Treasury of Scripture But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. of the same. Esther 9:17 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. Jump to Previous Assembled Banquet Feasting Fifteenth Fourteenth Gathered Gladness However Jews Making Month Rejoicing Rest Rested Shushan Susa Thereof Thirteenth TogetherJump to Next Assembled Banquet Feasting Fifteenth Fourteenth Gathered Gladness However Jews Making Month Rejoicing Rest Rested Shushan Susa Thereof Thirteenth TogetherEsther 9 1. The Jews slay their enemies, with the ten sons of Haman.12. Xerxes, at the request of Esther, 14. grants another day of slaughter, and Haman's sons to be hanged. 20. The two days of Purim are instituted. (18) On the fifteenth day . . . they rested.--Both the fourteenth and fifteenth days are now kept as the festival of Purim, the former day being the chief.Verse 18. - The Jews which were at Shushan assembled together. i.e. "gathered themselves together to bathe." The verb is the same as that used in ver. 16 of this chapter; and in Esther 8:11; Esther 9:2. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֣ים (wə·hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish in Susa, however, בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן (bə·šū·šān) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7800: Susa -- residence of person kings had assembled נִקְהֲלוּ֙ (niq·hă·lū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6950: To gather as an assembly or congregation on the thirteenth בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה (biš·lō·šāh) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice and the fourteenth וּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה (ū·ḇə·’ar·bā·‘āh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular Strong's 702: Four days of the month. עָשָׂ֖ר (‘ā·śār) Number - masculine singular Strong's 6240: Ten So they rested וְנ֗וֹחַ (wə·nō·w·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5117: To rest, settle down on the fifteenth בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה (ba·ḥă·miš·šāh) Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 2568: Five day, עָשָׂר֙ (‘ā·śār) Number - masculine singular Strong's 6240: Ten making וְעָשֹׂ֣ה (wə·‘ā·śōh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6213: To do, make it אֹת֔וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case a day י֖וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of feasting מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה (miš·teh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast and joy. וְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ (wə·śim·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee Links Esther 9:18 NIVEsther 9:18 NLT Esther 9:18 ESV Esther 9:18 NASB Esther 9:18 KJV Esther 9:18 BibleApps.com Esther 9:18 Biblia Paralela Esther 9:18 Chinese Bible Esther 9:18 French Bible Esther 9:18 Catholic Bible OT History: Esther 9:18 But the Jews who were in Shushan (Est Esth. 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