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So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the Jews that <i>were</i> at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth <i>day</i> thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth <i>day</i> of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the Jews who <i>were</i> at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth <i>day,</i> as well as on the fourteenth; and on the fifteenth of <i>the month</i> they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/esther/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/esther/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the Jews that were in Shushan were assembled in the thirteenth in it, and in the fourteenth in it; and resting in the fifteenth in it, and making it a day of drinking and gladness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 14:18>But, as for those who were carrying out the killings in the city of Susa, they turned to killing on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month. But on the fifteenth day they ceased to attack. And for that reason they established that day as sacred, with feasting and with gladness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And made it a day of feasting and gladness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they made it a day of banqueting and of joy.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Jews in the city Susa assembled also on the fourteenth <i>day</i> and rested; and they kept also the fifteenth with joy and gladness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/9-18.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=1898" 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">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3064.htm" title="3064: wə·hay·yə·hū·ḏī·yīm (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Jewish. Patronymically from Yhuwdah; a Jehudite, or descendant of Jehudah.">The Jews</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7800.htm" title="7800: bə·šū·šān (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- Residence of Pers. kings. The same as shuwshan; Shushan, a place in Persia.">in Susa, however,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6950.htm" title="6950: niq·hă·lū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To gather as an assembly or congregation. A primitive root; to convoke.">had assembled</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: biš·lō·šāh (Prep-b:: Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">on the thirteenth</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/702.htm" title="702: ū·ḇə·’ar·bā·‘āh (Conj-w, Prep-b:: Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">and the fourteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth.">days of the month.</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: wə·nō·w·aḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">So they rested</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ba·ḥă·miš·šāh (Prep-b, Art:: Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">on the fifteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śōh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">making</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">it</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 day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4960.htm" title="4960: miš·teh (N-ms) -- A feast, drink. From shathah; drink, by implication, drinking; also a banquet or feast.">of feasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/8057.htm" title="8057: wə·śim·ḥāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Joy, gladness, mirth. From sameach; blithesomeness or glee.">and joy.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>This 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.…<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="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Nehemiah 8:10</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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/23-39.htm">Leviticus 23:39-41</a></span><br />On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the produce of the land, you are to celebrate a feast to the LORD for seven days. There shall be complete rest on the first day and also on the eighth day. / On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days. / You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-21.htm">2 Chronicles 30:21-23</a></span><br />The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD. / And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers. / The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11</a></span><br />You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-2.htm">Psalm 126:2-3</a></span><br />Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” / The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-9.htm">Isaiah 25:9</a></span><br />And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a></span><br />So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.<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/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-22.htm">John 16:22</a></span><br />So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46-47</a></span><br />With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart, / praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Romans 12:15</a></span><br />Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-8.htm">1 Corinthians 5:8</a></span><br />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="/2_corinthians/1-4.htm">2 Corinthians 1:4</a></span><br />who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">of the same.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Esther 9:17</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-10.htm">Fifteenth</a> <a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/esther/5-10.htm">However</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Making</a> <a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Month</a> <a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Rejoicing</a> <a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Shushan</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Susa</a> <a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Thirteenth</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/esther/9-21.htm">Fifteenth</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/job/5-26.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">However</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Making</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Month</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Rejoicing</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/psalms/59-17.htm">Shushan</a> <a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">Susa</a> <a href="/job/3-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm">Thirteenth</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Together</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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The Jews in Susa faced a unique situation compared to those in other parts of the empire. The assembly on the thirteenth and fourteenth days of the month of Adar was a defensive measure against the decree that allowed their enemies to attack them. This assembly highlights the unity and determination of the Jewish people in the face of potential annihilation. The two-day assembly in Susa contrasts with the single day of defense observed by Jews in other regions, emphasizing the intensity of the threat in the capital. This period of defense is a fulfillment of the reversal of fortune orchestrated by God through Esther and Mordecai, as seen earlier in the narrative.<p><b>So they rested on the fifteenth day,</b><br>The rest on the fifteenth day signifies the completion of their deliverance and the cessation of hostilities. This rest is not merely physical but also a spiritual and emotional relief from the threat of destruction. The concept of rest is a recurring theme in the Bible, often associated with God's deliverance and provision, as seen in the Sabbath rest (<a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>) and the rest promised in the Promised Land (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-10.htm">Deuteronomy 12:10</a>). The rest on the fifteenth day also sets the stage for the establishment of the Feast of Purim, a celebration of God's providence and protection.<p><b>making it a day of feasting and joy.</b><br>The transition from defense to celebration underscores the dramatic reversal of the Jews' fortunes. Feasting and joy are common responses to divine deliverance in the Bible, as seen in the celebrations following the Israelites' escape from Egypt (Exodus 15) and the dedication of the temple (<a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Ezra 6:16-22</a>). The day of feasting and joy in Susa becomes a prototype for the annual observance of Purim, a festival that commemorates the survival of the Jewish people and God's faithfulness. This celebration is a reminder of the joy that comes from God's salvation, a theme echoed in the New Testament with the joy of salvation through Jesus Christ (<a href="/luke/2-10.htm">Luke 2:10-11</a>). The establishment of Purim as a day of feasting and joy also serves as a type of the ultimate deliverance and celebration found in Christ's victory over sin and death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jews_in_susa.htm">Jews in Susa</a></b><br>The Jewish community residing in the Persian capital of Susa, who were central to the events of the Book of Esther.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/thirteenth_and_fourteenth_days_of_adar.htm">Thirteenth and Fourteenth Days of Adar</a></b><br>These days mark the time when the Jews defended themselves against their enemies, as decreed by King Ahasuerus.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fifteenth_day_of_adar.htm">Fifteenth Day of Adar</a></b><br>A day of rest, feasting, and joy for the Jews in Susa, celebrating their deliverance from their enemies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/feasting_and_joy.htm">Feasting and Joy</a></b><br>The celebration that ensued after the Jews' victory, which later became the festival of Purim.<br><br>5. <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, as described in the Book of Esther.<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 in Susa remembered their deliverance, Christians are called to remember God's faithfulness and deliverance in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_celebration.htm">Community Celebration</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the Jewish celebration emphasizes the importance of gathering together in joy and thanksgiving.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_providence.htm">God's Sovereignty and Providence</a></b><br>The events in Esther highlight God's unseen hand in orchestrating deliverance, reminding believers of His sovereignty in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_in_deliverance.htm">Joy in Deliverance</a></b><br>The joy experienced by the Jews serves as a model for Christians to find joy in their spiritual deliverance through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/establishing_traditions.htm">Establishing Traditions</a></b><br>The establishment of Purim encourages believers to create traditions that honor God's work and foster community.<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/where_is_god_in_esther.htm">Where is God's presence in the Book of Esther?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_haman_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Haman the Agagite in biblical history?</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/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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">On the fifteenth day . . . they rested.</span>--Both the fourteenth and fifteenth days are now kept as the festival of Purim, the former day being the chief.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Jews which were at Shushan assembled together</span>. <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "gathered themselves together to bathe." The verb is the same as that used in ver. 16 of this chapter; and in <a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Esther 8:11</a>; <a href="/esther/9-2.htm">Esther 9:2</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/9-18.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">The Jews</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַיְּהוּדִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, 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">in Susa, however,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šū·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7800.htm">Strong's 7800: </a> </span><span class="str2">Susa -- residence of person kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had assembled</span><br /><span class="heb">נִקְהֲלוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(niq·hă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6950.htm">Strong's 6950: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather as an assembly or congregation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the thirteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(biš·lō·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the fourteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·’ar·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | 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">days of the month.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6240.htm">Strong's 6240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So they rested</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנ֗וֹחַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nō·w·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rest, settle down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the fifteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·miš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | 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">day,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂר֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6240.htm">Strong's 6240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">making</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשֹׂ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<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">it</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֖וֹם</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 feasting</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(miš·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4960.htm">Strong's 4960: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and joy.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׂמְחָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śim·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8057.htm">Strong's 8057: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blithesomeness, glee</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/9-18.htm">Esther 9:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/9-18.htm">Esther 9:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/9-18.htm">Esther 9:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/9-18.htm">Esther 9:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/9-18.htm">Esther 9:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/9-18.htm">Esther 9:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/9-18.htm">Esther 9:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/9-18.htm">Esther 9:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/9-18.htm">Esther 9:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/9-18.htm">Esther 9:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/9-18.htm">OT History: Esther 9:18 But the Jews who were in Shushan (Est Esth. 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