For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
The Jews who were in Shushan came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as well, and killed three hundred men in Shushan; but they did not take any of their belongings.
The Jews in the capital city defended themselves for a second day, killing 300 more enemies but still choosing not to take any plunder from those they defeated.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Esther, the Jews in the Persian Empire were facing a plot of extermination orchestrated by Haman, a high official, but Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai exposed the scheme and persuaded the king to allow the Jews to defend themselves. This led to the Jews gathering on the 13th and 14th of Adar to fight off their attackers, as described in the events of Shushan. In this specific verse, we see the Jews killing 300 men on the 14th day while refusing to take any spoils, emphasizing their focus on survival rather than plunder as per the king's decree.
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