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But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/esther/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not take any plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/esther/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they laid no hand on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews—they killed; but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ enemy; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews&#8217 enemy; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ enemy; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />the 10 sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ adversary; but they did not send forth their hand for the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ enemy; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. However, they did not seize any plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They killed these 10 sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. However, they did not seize any plunder. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jew's enemy, slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews' enemy, slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These were the ten sons of Haman, who was the son of Hammedatha and the enemy of the Jews. But the Jews did not seize any of their possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />the ten sons of Hammedatha's son Haman, the enemy of the Jewish people, but they did not lay their hands on the spoils.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not confiscate their property. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jew's enemy, but they did not lay their hand on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, they slew; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ enemy, but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, adversary of the Jews, they have slain, and on the prey they have not put forth their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, adversary of the Jews, they have slain, and on the prey they have not put forth their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the Jews enemy, they slew; and upon the prey they stretched not out their hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when they had slain them, they would not touch the spoils of their goods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 14:10>When they had slain them, they were unwilling to touch the spoils of their belongings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman, son of Hammedatha, the foe of the Jews. However, they did not engage in plundering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews; but they did not touch the plunder.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammadatha, the enemy of the Jews; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The ten sons of Haman the Aggagite, the enemy of the Jews, they killed, and they did not stretch forth their hands that day for plunder.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews' enemy, slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />the ten sons of Aman the son of Amadathes the Bugaean, the enemy of the Jews, and they plundered <i>their property</i> on the same day:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/9-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=1800" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">The Jews Destroy Their Enemies</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hā·rā·ḡū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">They killed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śe·reṯ (Number-msc) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">these ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/2001.htm" title="2001: hā·mān (N-proper-ms) -- Haman -- to rage, be turbulent. Of foreign derivation; Haman, a Persian vizier.">of Haman</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/4099.htm" title="4099: ham·mə·ḏā·ṯā (N-proper-ms) -- Hammedatha including the article. Of Persian origin; Medatha, the father of Haman.">of Hammedatha,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6887.htm" title="6887: ṣō·rêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">the enemy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3064.htm" title="3064: hay·yə·hū·ḏîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Jewish. Patronymically from Yhuwdah; a Jehudite, or descendant of Jehudah.">of the Jews,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but they did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·lə·ḥū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">lay</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">a hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/961.htm" title="961: ū·ḇab·biz·zāh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Spoil, booty. Feminine of baz; booty.">on the plunder.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-13.htm">Esther 3:13</a></span><br />And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Esther 8:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Esther 7:10</a></span><br />So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-6.htm">Esther 3:6</a></span><br />And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/5-14.htm">Esther 5:14</a></span><br />His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/6-13.htm">Esther 6:13</a></span><br />Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Esther 8:7</a></span><br />So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/4-7.htm">Esther 4:7</a></span><br />and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/2-5.htm">Esther 2:5-6</a></span><br />Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish. / He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-1.htm">Esther 3:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/8-1.htm">Esther 8:1</a></span><br />That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/4-14.htm">Esther 4:14</a></span><br />For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/5-9.htm">Esther 5:9</a></span><br />That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/6-10.htm">Esther 6:10</a></span><br />“Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-6.htm">Esther 7:6</a></span><br />Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.</p><p class="hdg">ten sons.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/5-11.htm">Esther 5:11</a></b></br> And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all <i>the things</i> wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a></b></br> Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God <i>am</i> a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth <i>generation</i> of them that hate me;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-18.htm">Job 18:18,19</a></b></br> He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world… </p><p class="hdg">enemy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/3-1.htm">Esther 3:1</a></b></br> After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that <i>were</i> with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Esther 7:4,6</a></b></br> For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-16.htm">Exodus 17:16</a></b></br> For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn <i>that</i> the LORD <i>will have</i> war with Amalek from generation to generation.</p><p class="hdg">but on the spoil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Esther 9:15,16</a></b></br> For the Jews that <i>were</i> in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Esther 8:11</a></b></br> Wherein the king granted the Jews which <i>were</i> in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, <i>both</i> little ones and women, and <i>to take</i> the spoil of them for a prey,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/14-23.htm">Genesis 14:23</a></b></br> That I will not <i>take</i> from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that <i>is</i> thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/7-6.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/esther/8-1.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/esther/9-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-20.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Haman</a> <a href="/esther/8-5.htm">Hammedatha</a> <a href="/esther/3-10.htm">Hammeda'tha</a> <a href="/esther/9-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/esther/9-2.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/esther/7-6.htm">Hater</a> <a href="/esther/9-6.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/john/7-2.htm">Jew's</a> <a href="/esther/9-2.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/esther/8-1.htm">Oppressor</a> <a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/esther/3-13.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/esther/9-6.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/esther/9-7.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/esther/3-9.htm">Ten</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/esther/9-12.htm">Haman</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Hammedatha</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Hammeda'tha</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Hater</a> <a href="/esther/9-12.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-11.htm">Jew's</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Oppressor</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/esther/9-11.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/esther/9-12.htm">Ten</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/9-1.htm">The Jews slay their enemies, with the ten sons of Haman.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/9-12.htm">Xerxes, at the request of Esther, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/9-14.htm">grants another day of slaughter, and Haman's sons to be hanged.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/9-20.htm">The two days of Purim are instituted.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Haman, an Agagite, is often linked to the Amalekites, ancient enemies of Israel (<a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a>). The destruction of his sons fulfills the divine justice against those who oppose God's chosen people. This act can be seen as a continuation of the conflict between Israel and Amalek, as commanded in <a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a>. The number ten may symbolize completeness, indicating the total eradication of Haman's influence.<p><b>the enemy of the Jews</b><br>Haman is repeatedly identified as the enemy of the Jews, emphasizing his role as an antagonist in the narrative. This enmity is rooted in historical animosities, as the Amalekites were among the first to attack the Israelites after their exodus from Egypt. The term "enemy" underscores the spiritual and physical threat Haman posed, reflecting the broader theme of anti-Semitism throughout history. This phrase also highlights the providential protection of the Jewish people, a recurring theme in the book of Esther.<p><b>but they did not lay a hand on the plunder</b><br>The decision not to take the plunder is significant, as it demonstrates the Jews' motives were not driven by greed but by self-defense and justice. This restraint mirrors the command given to King Saul in <a href="/1_samuel/15.htm">1 Samuel 15</a>, where he was instructed to destroy the Amalekites and not take any spoils. Saul's failure to obey led to his downfall, contrasting with the Jews' obedience in Esther, which results in their deliverance. This act of self-control also aligns with the biblical principle of trusting God for provision and justice, rather than relying on material gain.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/haman.htm">Haman</a></b><br>The antagonist in the Book of Esther, Haman was an Agagite and a high-ranking official in the Persian Empire who plotted to annihilate the Jews.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ten_sons_of_haman.htm">The Ten Sons of Haman</a></b><br>These were the offspring of Haman, who shared in his enmity against the Jews and were killed as part of the Jews' defense against their enemies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jews.htm">The Jews</a></b><br>The people of God living in the Persian Empire who were targeted for destruction by Haman's decree but were saved through Esther's intervention.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/susa.htm">Susa</a></b><br>The capital of the Persian Empire where much of the account of Esther takes place, including the events of <a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">Esther 9</a>.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plunder.htm">The Plunder</a></b><br>Refers to the goods and possessions of the enemies that the Jews refrained from taking, despite having the right to do so.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God’s Commands</a></b><br>The Jews' decision not to take the plunder reflects a commitment to God's commands and a focus on justice rather than material gain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice_and_protection.htm">Divine Justice and Protection</a></b><br>The account illustrates God's providential care and justice for His people, encouraging believers to trust in God's timing and methods.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restraint_and_integrity.htm">Restraint and Integrity</a></b><br>By not taking the plunder, the Jews demonstrated integrity and restraint, setting an example for believers to act righteously even when given the opportunity for personal gain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">Historical Continuity of God's Plan</a></b><br>The events in <a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">Esther 9</a> are part of a larger account of God's faithfulness to His covenant people, reminding believers of the continuity of God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_esther_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Esther 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_esther_9_10_conflict_with_accountability.htm">Esther 9:10: Does executing Haman’s sons conflict with any biblical principles on individual accountability or moral responsibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_jews_kill_many_in_susa_in_one_day.htm">Esther 9:5–10: How plausible is it that the Jews could kill so many enemies in Susa in a single day without any recorded retaliation by the Persian authorities? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_more_killing_in_esther_9_13-15.htm">Esther 9:13–15: Why would an additional day of killing be sanctioned, and does this align with other biblical teachings on mercy and restraint? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_haman's_role_in_persia.htm">Esther 7:5-6 - Is there archaeological or extra-biblical evidence to confirm the existence and high position of Haman in the Persian Empire?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">On the spoil laid they not their hand.</span>--This they might have done, according to the edict (<a href="/esther/8-11.htm" title="Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,">Esther 8:11</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/9-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They killed</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָ֑גוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā·ḡū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these ten</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲ֠שֶׂרֶת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śe·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Haman</span><br /><span class="heb">הָמָ֧ן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2001.htm">Strong's 2001: </a> </span><span class="str2">Haman -- to rage, be turbulent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּֽן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hammedatha,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּדָ֛תָא</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·ḏā·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4099.htm">Strong's 4099: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hammedatha including the article </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the enemy</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹרֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·rêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6887.htm">Strong's 6887: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Jews,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3064.htm">Strong's 3064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jews -- Jewish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but they did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lay</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלְח֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the plunder.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇab·biz·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_961.htm">Strong's 961: </a> </span><span class="str2">Spoil, booty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/9-10.htm">OT History: Esther 9:10 The ten sons of Haman the son (Est Esth. 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