9:16 The rest of the Jews who were throughout the provinces of the king assembled in order to stand up for themselves and to have rest from their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand 1 of their adversaries, but they did not confiscate their property.
9:1 In the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar), on its thirteenth day, the edict of the king and his law were to be executed. It was on this day that the enemies of the Jews had supposed that they would gain power over them. But contrary to expectations, the Jews gained power over their enemies.
5:1 It so happened that on the third day Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace, 2 opposite the king’s quarters. 3 The king was sitting on his royal throne in the palace, opposite the entrance. 4
1 tc For this number much of the Greek
2 tn Heb “of the house of the king”; NASB, NRSV “of the king’s palace.”
3 tn Heb “the house of the king”; NASB “the king’s rooms”; NIV, NLT “the king’s hall.” This expression is used twice in this verse. In the first instance, it is apparently the larger palace complex that is in view, whereas in the second instance the expression seems to refer specifically to the quarters from which the king governed.
4 tn Heb “the entrance of the house” (so ASV).
5 sn A quotation from Deut 31:6, 8.