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return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/kjv/esther/9.htm">King James Bible</a> But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/nkjv/esther/9.htm">New King James Version</a> but when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letter that this wicked plot which Haman had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/nasb_/esther/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But when it came to the king’s attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews was to return on his own head, and that he and his sons were to be hanged on the wooden gallows. <a href="/nasb/esther/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> But when it came to the king&#8217s attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/nasb77/esther/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But when it came to the king’s attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/lsb/esther/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But when it came before the king, he said by letter that his evil scheme, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/amp/esther/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But when it came before the king, he commanded in writing that Haman’s wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews was to return on his own head, and that he and his sons should [endure what he planned for the Jews and] be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/csb/esther/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But when the matter was brought before the king, he commanded by letter that the evil plan Haman had devised against the Jews return on his own head and that he should be hanged with his sons on the gallows. <a href="/hcsb/esther/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But when the matter was brought before the king, he commanded by letter that the evil plan Haman had devised against the Jews return on his own head and that he should be hanged with his sons on the gallows. <a href="/asv/esther/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> but when the matter came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/cev/esther/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Esther went to King Xerxes and asked him to save her people. Then the king gave written orders for Haman and his sons to be punished in the same terrible way that Haman had in mind for the Jews. So they were hanged. <a href="/erv/esther/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> but when the matter came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and that he and his sons should he hanged on the gallows. <a href="/gwt/esther/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But when this came to the king's attention, he ordered, in the well-known letter, that the evil plan Haman had plotted against the Jews should turn back on his own head. As a result, they hung Haman and his sons on poles. <a href="/gnt/esther/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> But Esther went to the king, and the king issued written orders with the result that Haman suffered the fate he had planned for the Jews--he and his sons were hanged from the gallows. <a href="/isv/esther/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> But when Esther came before the king, he ordered through a letter that the evil plot that Haman had devised against the Jewish people be rescinded, and that he and his sons be hanged on poles. <a href="/msb/esther/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/net/esther/9.htm">NET Bible</a> But when the matter came to the king's attention, the king gave written orders that Haman's evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows. <a href="/nheb/esther/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but when this became known to the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/wbt/esther/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/web/esther/9.htm">World English Bible</a> but when this became known to the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked plan, which he had planned against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/esther/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and in her coming in before the king, he commanded with the letter, “Let his evil scheme that he devised against the Jews return on his own head,” and they have hanged him and his sons on the tree, <a href="/ylt/esther/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and in her coming in before the king, he said with the letter, 'Let his evil device that he devised against the Jews turn back upon his own head,' and they have hanged him and his sons on the tree, <a href="/slt/esther/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And in her coming before the king, he said by letter he will turn back his purpose of evil that he purposed against the Jews upon his head: and they hung him and his sons upon the tree.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/esther/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And afterwards Esther went in to the king, beseeching him that his endeavours might be made void by the king's letters: and the evil that he had intended against the Jews, might return upon his own head. And so both he and his sons were hanged upon gibbets. <a href="/cpdv/esther/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 14:25>And after this, Esther had entered before the king, begging him that his efforts might be made ineffective by the king’s letters, and that the evil he intended against the Jews might return upon his own head. Finally, both he and his sons were fastened to a cross. <a href="/nabre/esther/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Yet, when the plot became known to the king, the king ordered in writing that the wicked plan Haman had devised against the Jews should instead be turned against Haman and that he and his sons should be impaled on stakes. <a href="/nrsvce/esther/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but when Esther came before the king, he gave orders in writing that the wicked plot that he had devised against the Jews should come upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/esther/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When Esther came before the king, the scribe would say, Let the wicked plots which were devised against the Jews return upon the head of him who had devised them, and let him and his sons be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/hpbt/esther/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when Esthir was entering before the King, the Scribe was saying: “The evil scheme shall return on the head of him who plotted against the Jews, and they shall hang him and his children on the gallows!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/esther/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> but when she came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/sep/esther/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> also how he went in to the king, telling him to hang Mardochaeus: but all the calamities he tried to bring upon the Jews came upon himself, and he was hanged, and his children. <a href="/parallel/esther/9-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=1981" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">The Feast of Purim Instituted</a> …24For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them. 25<a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇə·ḇō·’āh (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">But when it came</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: has·sê·p̄er (Art:: N-ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">letter</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘āh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">that the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/4284.htm" title="4284: ma·ḥă·šaḇ·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Thought, device. Or machashebeth; from chashab; a contrivance, i.e. a texture, machine, or intention, plan.">scheme</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.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥā·šaḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To think, account. ">Haman had devised</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</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.">the Jews</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šūḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">should come back</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">his own head,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and that he</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">his sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/8518.htm" title="8518: wə·ṯā·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To hang. A primitive root; to suspend.">should be hanged</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘êṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the gallows.</a> 26Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a> As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. <a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15-16</a> He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. <a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Proverbs 26:27</a> He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. <a href="/daniel/6-24.htm">Daniel 6:24</a> At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones. <a href="/1_samuel/23-9.htm">1 Samuel 23:9-12</a> When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.” / And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account. / Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD. ... <a href="/2_samuel/17-14.htm">2 Samuel 17:14</a> Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom. <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm">2 Kings 19:7</a> Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’” <a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a> No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. <a href="/nehemiah/4-15.htm">Nehemiah 4:15</a> When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall. <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Job 5:12-13</a> He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. / He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning. <a href="/matthew/27-25.htm">Matthew 27:25</a> All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” <a href="/acts/12-11.htm">Acts 12:11</a> Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.” <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a> And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-19.htm">1 Corinthians 3:19</a> For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” <a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a> He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.the enemy.<a href="/esther/9-10.htm">Esther 9:10</a> 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.<a href="/esther/3-5.htm">Esther 3:5-13</a> And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath… Pur.<a href="/esther/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a> In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.consume.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/3-4.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/esther/9-14.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/esther/8-3.htm">Device</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Devised</a> <a href="/esther/9-13.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/esther/8-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/esther/9-13.htm">Gallows</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Haman</a> <a href="/esther/9-14.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/esther/6-12.htm">Head</a> <a href="/esther/9-14.htm">Issued</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">King's</a> <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Letters</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-35.htm">Onto</a> <a href="/esther/9-23.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/esther/2-23.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/acts/5-38.htm">Scheme</a> <a href="/esther/7-6.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/esther/9-23.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/esther/9-23.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/7-17.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/job/38-12.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/job/42-2.htm">Device</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Devised</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/job/1-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/esther/2-23.htm">Gallows</a> <a href="/esther/3-1.htm">Haman</a> <a href="/psalms/137-2.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Head</a> <a href="/job/38-8.htm">Issued</a> <a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">King's</a> <a href="/esther/9-30.htm">Letters</a> <a href="/jonah/2-10.htm">Onto</a> <a href="/job/9-7.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/job/18-7.htm">Scheme</a> <a href="/job/3-17.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 9</div>1. <a href="/esther/9-1.htm">The Jews slay their enemies, with the ten sons of Haman.</a> 12. <a href="/esther/9-12.htm">Xerxes, at the request of Esther, </a> 14. <a href="/esther/9-14.htm">grants another day of slaughter, and Haman's sons to be hanged.</a> 20. <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">The two days of Purim are instituted.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/esther/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/esther/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/esther/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But when it came before the king This phrase indicates a pivotal moment in the narrative where the plot against the Jews is brought to the attention of King Ahasuerus. The king's role is crucial, as he holds the authority to reverse the decree. This reflects the providential timing and intervention often seen in biblical narratives, where God orchestrates events for the deliverance of His people. The king's decision-making process is a reminder of <a href="/proverbs/21.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a>, which states that the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord.he commanded by letter The use of a letter signifies the formal and authoritative nature of the king's decree. In the Persian Empire, written edicts were binding and irrevocable, as seen in <a href="/esther/1-19.htm">Esther 1:19</a>. This underscores the seriousness of the king's command and the official reversal of Haman's plot. The written word here parallels the enduring nature of God's Word, which stands firm and unchangeable.that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews Haman's plot was not just a personal vendetta but a genocidal plan against God's chosen people. This reflects the recurring theme of anti-Semitism throughout history, where the Jewish people have faced numerous attempts at annihilation. The spiritual battle against God's people is evident here, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a>, where the struggle is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces of evil.should come back upon his own head This phrase highlights the biblical principle of reaping what one sows, as found in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>. Haman's fate is a direct consequence of his own evil intentions, demonstrating God's justice and the reversal of fortunes often seen in Scripture. This is reminiscent of the story of Joseph, where what was meant for evil was turned for good (<a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a>).and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows The execution of Haman and his sons serves as a complete eradication of the threat against the Jews. The gallows, or more accurately, the stake or pole, was a common method of execution in the Persian Empire. This act of justice is a foreshadowing of the ultimate judgment against evil. It also serves as a type of Christ, who was hanged on a tree (<a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>) to bear the curse for humanity, providing deliverance and salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/esther.htm">Esther</a> The Jewish queen of Persia who bravely intervened to save her people from destruction. 2. <a href="/topical/k/king_ahasuerus.htm">King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I)</a> The Persian king who was initially unaware of Haman's plot against the Jews but later authorized its reversal. 3. <a href="/topical/h/haman.htm">Haman</a> The antagonist who plotted to annihilate the Jews but ultimately faced the consequences of his own schemes. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_jews.htm">The Jews</a> The people of God who were targeted for destruction but were delivered through divine intervention. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_gallows.htm">The Gallows</a> The instrument of execution intended for Mordecai but used for Haman and his sons, symbolizing poetic justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a> God's justice prevails, and evil schemes are ultimately overturned. Believers can trust in God's righteous judgment. <a href="/topical/c/courage_and_advocacy.htm">Courage and Advocacy</a> Esther's courage to speak up for her people is a model for believers to advocate for justice and righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_reversal_of_fortunes.htm">The Reversal of Fortunes</a> The account illustrates how God can reverse dire situations, turning intended harm into blessing. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a> Haman's downfall serves as a warning against pride and plotting evil against others. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The account underscores God's sovereign control over history and His ability to protect His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_esther_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Esther 9</a> <a href="/q/how_did_esther_save_the_jews.htm">How did Esther save the Jews from Haman's plot?</a> <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> <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> <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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) Esther.--It will be seen that in the English Version this word is printed in italics. The Hebrew is literally, and on her (or its) coming. To make the pronoun refer to Esther seems harsh, seeing that she has not been mentioned for some time, and we therefore prefer to make it impersonal, "when it (i.e., the matter) came."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 25. - But when Esther came before the king. Rather, "when the matter came before the king." It is impossible to supply a proper name which has not occurred once in the last eleven verses. We must suppose the feminine suffix attached to the verb bo, "came," to be superfluous, as it is in <a href="/ezekiel/33-33.htm">Ezekiel 33:33</a>. His wicked device should return upon his own head. Compare <a href="/psalms/7-16.htm">Psalm 7:16</a>. The device of Haman to massacre all the Jews turned to the destruction of the Jews' chief enemies, and of Haman himself and his sons among them. <a href="/commentaries/esther/9-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But when it came וּבְבֹאָהּ֮ (ū·ḇə·ḇō·’āh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the king, הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king he commanded אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say by עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with letter הַסֵּ֔פֶר (has·sê·p̄er) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book that the wicked הָרָעָ֛ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil scheme מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹ (ma·ḥă·šaḇ·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4284.htm">Strong's 4284: </a> A contrivance, a texture, machine, intention, plan which אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Haman had devised חָשַׁ֥ב (ḥā·šaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> To think, account against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the Jews הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3064.htm">Strong's 3064: </a> Jews -- Jewish should come back יָשׁ֞וּב (yā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against his own head, רֹאשׁ֑וֹ (rō·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head and that he אֹת֛וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case his sons בָּנָ֖יו (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son should be hanged וְתָל֥וּ (wə·ṯā·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8518.htm">Strong's 8518: </a> To suspend on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the gallows. הָעֵֽץ׃ (hā·‘êṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/esther/9-25.htm">OT History: Esther 9:25 But when this became known to (Est Esth. 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