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href="/bsb/esther/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/esther/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />to have them celebrate annually the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/esther/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />calling on them to celebrate an annual festival on these two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/esther/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />obliging them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and also the fifteenth day of the same, year by year,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To stablish <i>this</i> among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />to establish among them that they should celebrate yearly the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />obliging them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same month, annually,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />obliging them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same month, annually,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />obliging them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same month, annually,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />to establish among them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same month, annually,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />obliging them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same month, annually,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He ordered them to celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar every year<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He ordered them to celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar every year<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/esther/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and told them: Each year you must celebrate on both the fourteenth and the fifteenth of Adar, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He established the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar as days they must observe every year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/esther/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />telling them to observe the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Adar as holidays every year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />establishing that they should celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar every year, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />to have them observe the fourteenth and the fifteenth day of the month of Adar each year<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar yearly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To establish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar yearly, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />to establish on them, to be keeping the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth day of it, in every year and year,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> to establish on them, to be keeping the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth day of it, in every year and year,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To set up to them to be doing the fourteenth day to the month Adar, and the fifteenth day in it, in every year and year,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />21That they should receive the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the month Adar for holy days, and always at the return of the year should celebrate them with solemn honour: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 14:21>so that they would accept the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the month Adar for holy days, and always, at the return of the year, would celebrate them with sacred esteem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He ordered them to celebrate every year both the fourteenth and the fifteenth of the month of Adar<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />enjoining them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and also the fifteenth day of the same month, year by year,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To agree among themselves that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />That they would take upon themselves to be practicing this on the fourteenth and at full moon in Adar every year by year .<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to establish these <i>as</i> joyful days, and to keep the fourteenth and fifteenth of Adar;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/9-21.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=1934" 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 Feast of Purim Instituted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far, <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: lə·qay·yêm (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">to establish</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">among them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">an annual</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: wə·šā·nāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">celebration</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">on the fourteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·miš·šāh (Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">and fifteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: lə·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">of the month</a> <a href="/hebrew/143.htm" title="143: ’ă·ḏār (N-proper-ms) -- The twelfth month in the Jewish calendar. Probably of foreign derivation; perhaps meaning fire; Adar, the 12th Hebrew month.">of Adar</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm- (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.…<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="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a></span><br />And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Leviticus 23:4-5</a></span><br />These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. / The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1</a></span><br />Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-5</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. / For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, / since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-9.htm">Nehemiah 8:9-12</a></span><br />Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law. / Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” / And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-24.htm">Psalm 118:24</a></span><br />This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-23.htm">Isaiah 66:23</a></span><br />From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Zechariah 8:19</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-1.htm">John 5:1</a></span><br />Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2</a></span><br />However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-3.htm">Acts 12:3-4</a></span><br />And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. / He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-6.htm">Acts 20:6</a></span><br />And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-9.htm">Acts 27:9</a></span><br />By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-8.htm">1 Corinthians 16:8</a></span><br />But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To establish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,</p><p class="hdg">Mordecai.</p><p class="hdg">wrote these.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this <i>for</i> a memorial in a book, and rehearse <i>it</i> in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-19.htm">Deuteronomy 31:19-22</a></b></br> Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/16-12.htm">1 Chronicles 16:12</a></b></br> Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;</p><p class="hdg">in all the provinces.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/1-1.htm">Esther 1:1,22</a></b></br> Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this <i>is</i> Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, <i>over</i> an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/3-12.htm">Esther 3:12</a></b></br> Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that <i>were</i> over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and <i>to</i> every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Esther 8:9</a></b></br> Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that <i>is</i>, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth <i>day</i> thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which <i>are</i> from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Adar</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">Annually</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-46.htm">Enjoin</a> <a href="/ezra/3-3.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/esther/9-18.htm">Fifteenth</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/esther/1-8.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Month</a> <a href="/acts/25-9.htm">Obliging</a> <a href="/esther/3-9.htm">Ordering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">Stablish</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-32.htm">Yearly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Adar</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-16.htm">Annually</a> <a href="/job/36-24.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/acts/15-5.htm">Enjoin</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-17.htm">Fifteenth</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-1.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Month</a> <a href="/acts/25-9.htm">Obliging</a> <a href="/job/37-15.htm">Ordering</a> <a href="/psalms/119-38.htm">Stablish</a> <a href="/hosea/2-11.htm">Yearly</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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In the context of the Book of Esther, it refers to the institution of the Feast of Purim. The establishment of such a celebration underscores the importance of remembering God's deliverance and the preservation of the Jewish people. This act of establishing a tradition is consistent with other biblical mandates to remember significant acts of God, such as the Passover (<a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a>).<p><b>an annual celebration</b><br>The concept of an annual celebration highlights the importance of regular remembrance and thanksgiving. In Jewish culture, annual feasts and festivals serve as reminders of God's faithfulness and covenant with His people. This particular celebration, Purim, is a time of joy and festivity, commemorating the Jews' deliverance from Haman's plot. It parallels other annual observances like the Feast of Tabernacles and the Day of Atonement, which are also times of reflection and celebration.<p><b>on the fourteenth and fifteenth days</b><br>The specific mention of the fourteenth and fifteenth days indicates the precise timing of the celebration, which aligns with the Jewish lunar calendar. These days were chosen because they mark the time when the Jews rested from their enemies and celebrated their victory. The two-day celebration allows for the inclusion of Jews from both walled and unwalled cities, as the events unfolded differently in these locations (<a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Esther 9:17-19</a>).<p><b>of the month of Adar</b><br>Adar is the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar, typically falling in February or March. It is a month associated with joy and deliverance, as Purim is celebrated during this time. The timing of Purim in Adar is significant because it precedes Passover, another festival of deliverance. The month of Adar is also a time when Jews prepare for the spiritual renewal of Passover, making the themes of redemption and divine intervention particularly poignant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/mordecai.htm">Mordecai</a></b><br>A Jewish leader and cousin of Esther who played a crucial role in the events leading to the Jews' deliverance from Haman's plot. He is instrumental in establishing the celebration of Purim.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/esther.htm">Esther</a></b><br>The Jewish queen of Persia who bravely intervened to save her people from destruction. Her actions are central to the events commemorated by Purim.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/haman.htm">Haman</a></b><br>The antagonist who plotted to annihilate the Jews in the Persian Empire. His downfall is a key event leading to the celebration of Purim.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/purim.htm">Purim</a></b><br>The Jewish festival established to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot. It is celebrated annually on the 14th and 15th of Adar.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/adar.htm">Adar</a></b><br>The twelfth month of the Jewish calendar, during which the events of Purim took place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Just as the Jews were instructed to remember their deliverance through Purim, Christians are called to remember God's faithfulness and deliverance in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Deliverance</a></b><br>The account of Esther highlights God's providential care and sovereignty, reminding believers that God is in control even when His presence is not overtly visible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_celebration.htm">Community and Celebration</a></b><br>The establishment of Purim emphasizes the importance of community and shared celebration in remembering God's acts of salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_and_faithfulness.htm">Courage and Faithfulness</a></b><br>Esther's courage and Mordecai's faithfulness serve as examples for believers to stand firm in their faith and act courageously in the face of adversity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_of_sorrow_to_joy.htm">Transformation of Sorrow to Joy</a></b><br>The transformation from a decree of destruction to a celebration of deliverance encourages believers to trust in God's ability to turn situations around for His glory.<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/what_is_the_feast_of_purim.htm">What is the Feast of Purim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_esther_save_the_jews.htm">How did Esther save the Jews from Haman's plot?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_purim_justified_without_divine_mention.htm">Esther 9:28: How do we reconcile the institution of Purim with the absence of divine mention or direct intervention throughout the entire story of Esther?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_esther_5_omit_god's_mention.htm">Esther 5 - Why does this chapter, like the rest of the book, omit any direct mention of God, leaving room for skepticism about its religious significance?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">And the fifteenth day of the same.</span>--The Jews in the provinces had already made the fourteenth day a day of gladness and feasting. Mordecai now bids that the fifteenth also be so kept.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To stablish</span>. <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "with a view to establishing" - not actually doing so. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/9-21.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">to establish</span><br /><span class="heb">לְקַיֵּם֮</span> <span class="translit">(lə·qay·yêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶם֒</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an annual</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">celebration</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשִׂ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the fourteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבָּעָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fifteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">י֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the month</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Adar</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_143.htm">Strong's 143: </a> </span><span class="str2">The twelfth month in the Jewish calendar</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/9-21.htm">OT History: Esther 9:21 To enjoin them that they should keep (Est Esth. 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