14The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.


In Context

11 On that day, the number of those who were slain in the citadel of Susa was brought before the king.

12 The king said to Esther the queen, |The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in the citadel of Susa, including the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your further request? It shall be done.|

13 Then Esther said, |If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows.|

14 The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

15 The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Shushan; but they didn't lay their hand on the spoil.

16 The other Jews who were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, defended their lives, had rest from their enemies, and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them; but they didn't lay their hand on the plunder.

Esther 9:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:14And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:14So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:14And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:14And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:14And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:14And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:14And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:14And the king saith — 'to be done so;' and a law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman they have hanged.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:14And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.