Esther 9:2 Meaning and Explanation
“The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The Jews assemble for defense, and a dread falls on their attackers so that none can stand against them.
What Does Esther 9:2 Mean?
Throughout the empire the Jews gather in their cities, not to attack the innocent but to lay hand on such as sought their hurt. The second decree had granted them the right to stand for their lives, and now they exercise it, organized and ready in every province where the first decree had marked them for death.
No man can withstand them, for a fear of them falls upon all people. The same dread that once paralyzed the Jews has shifted to their enemies. The narrator does not credit armies or numbers; the people who were defenseless are now feared, and the reader senses that the protection surrounding them is greater than any sword.
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What does Esther 9:2 mean?
The Jews assemble for defense, and a dread falls on their attackers so that none can stand against them.