Esther 9:15 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →On the second day the Jews of Shushan overcome three hundred more, again taking no spoil.
What Does Esther 9:15 Mean?
On the fourteenth of Adar, the second day Esther had requested, the Jews of Shushan gather once more and overcome three hundred who still rose against them. The extra day proves needed; the capital’s hostility had not been exhausted in a single day of defense.
Again the narrator records the same restraint: on the prey they laid not their hand. For the second time the Jews refuse the spoil that was lawfully theirs to take. The repetition is deliberate, underscoring that this was a fight for survival, not enrichment, the people’s hands kept clean of plunder.
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What does Esther 9:15 mean?
On the second day the Jews of Shushan overcome three hundred more, again taking no spoil.