Esther 9:7
New International Version
They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

New Living Translation
They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

English Standard Version
and also killed Parshandatha and Dalphon and Aspatha

Berean Standard Bible
including Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

King James Bible
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

New King James Version
Also Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

New American Standard Bible
and they killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

NASB 1995
and Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

NASB 1977
and Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

Legacy Standard Bible
and Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

Amplified Bible
and [they killed] Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

Christian Standard Bible
including Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
including Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

American Standard Version
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

English Revised Version
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

International Standard Version
They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

Majority Standard Bible
including Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

NET Bible
In addition, they also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

New Heart English Bible
They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

World English Bible
They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

Young's Literal Translation
and Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

Smith's Literal Translation
Parshandatha and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Pharsandatha, and Delphon, and Esphatha,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha

New American Bible
They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

New Revised Standard Version
They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they slew Shepiroth and Dalcon and Aspoth and

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Shephiruth and Delkun and Asputh
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
both Pharsannes, and Delphon and Phasga,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Jews Destroy Their Enemies
6In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men, 7 including Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, 8Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,…

Cross References
Esther 3:1-2
After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him. / All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.

Esther 5:11-14
Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants. / “What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king. / Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” ...

Esther 7:9-10
Then 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. / So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

Esther 8:11-12
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. / The single day appointed throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.

1 Samuel 15:8-9
He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword. / Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.

1 Samuel 15:32-33
Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” / But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.

2 Samuel 21:1-9
During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.” / At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.) / So David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?” ...

Psalm 7:14-16
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. / He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

Psalm 37:12-15
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them, / but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming. / The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. ...

Proverbs 11:8
The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

Proverbs 26:27
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

Daniel 6:24
At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Matthew 27:3-5
When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

Acts 12:1-4
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church. / He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. / And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. ...

Acts 12:21-23
On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people. / And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!” / Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.


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Esther 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.














They killed
This phrase marks the execution of justice as the Jews defended themselves against their enemies. The Hebrew root word for "killed" is "הָרַג" (harag), which means to slay or destroy. In the context of Esther, this action is not merely an act of violence but a divinely sanctioned defense against those who sought to annihilate the Jewish people. Historically, this reflects the broader theme of divine justice and protection found throughout the Old Testament, where God often intervenes to protect His chosen people.

Parshandatha
The name Parshandatha is of Persian origin, and its inclusion in the text highlights the historical and cultural setting of the Book of Esther. The presence of Persian names underscores the reality of the Jewish exile and the influence of the Persian Empire. Parshandatha, as one of Haman's ten sons, represents the continuation of Haman's evil intentions against the Jews. His death signifies the downfall of those who oppose God's people, aligning with the biblical theme that those who curse Israel will themselves be cursed (Genesis 12:3).

Dalphon
Like Parshandatha, Dalphon is another son of Haman, and his name is also of Persian origin. The repetition of these names serves to emphasize the complete eradication of Haman's lineage, which is significant in the narrative as it symbolizes the total defeat of evil. Theologically, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate victory of good over evil, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture and finds its fulfillment in the New Testament.

Aspatha
The name Aspatha, also Persian, completes the trio mentioned in this verse. The listing of Haman's sons by name is a literary device that underscores the thoroughness of the Jews' victory. In the historical context, naming each son individually serves to document the event with precision, reflecting the importance of this victory in Jewish history. Scripturally, it reinforces the idea that God is attentive to the details of His people's struggles and triumphs, ensuring that justice is served in accordance with His divine plan.

(7-9) The names of the ten sons of Haman are, except Adalia, all readily traceable to old Persian roots. It may be noted that in a Hebrew Bible the ten names are written vertically, one under the other, in a column; and the Targum or Chaldee paraphrase says that the ten sons were hanged one above the other at fixed distances.

Verses 7-10. - And Parshandatha. Haman's ten sons have unmistakably Persian names, so that no countenance is given by them to the theory that he was a foreigner. Formerly it was customary that they should be written in each MS. of the Book of Esther in three perpendicular lines, to signify (as it was said) that they were hanged on three parallel cords. In reading them the ten names were uttered in one breath, in memory of the supposed fact that they all died in one instant. It would be wrong, however, to attach credit to these traditions, which simply show the persistent hatred with which the Jews regarded their great enemy. Slew they. With the sword, probably (see ver. 5), and in fair fight.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
including Parshandatha,
פַּרְשַׁנְדָּ֛תָא (par·šan·dā·ṯā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6577: Parshandatha -- a son of Haman

Dalphon,
דַּֽלְפ֖וֹן (dal·p̄ō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1813: Dalphon -- a son of Haman

Aspatha,
אַסְפָּֽתָא׃ (’as·pā·ṯā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 630: Aspatha -- a son of Haman


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