Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
So the Jews struck down all their enemies with swords, killing and destroying them, and they did whatever they wanted to those who hated them.
The writer is describing how the Jewish people defeated all their enemies and had complete victory over those who wanted to harm them.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the climactic day when the Jews throughout the Persian Empire defended themselves against those plotting to destroy them. Haman's original decree had given enemies permission to attack and kill all Jews, but Queen Esther's intervention led to a counter-decree allowing Jews to defend themselves. What was meant to be a day of Jewish destruction became a day of Jewish victory and deliverance.
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