Esther 9:6

destroyed, &c. Note that they took no advantage of the permission given in Esther 8:11.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed (d) five hundred men. (d) Besides the three hundred that they slew the second day, ( Esther 9:...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. No JFB commentary on these verses.
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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. Not in the royal palace, where it cannot be thought the Jews had so many en...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In Shushan the palace That is, in the city where the palace was; it not being probable, either that they would make such a slaughter in the palace...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In Shushan the palace, i.e. in the city so called, as was noted before, Esther 1:2 ; it not being probable either that they would make such a sl...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Esther 9:6 . In Shushan the palace the Jews slew … five hundred] Shushan the palace is here evidently to be taken in the sense...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Enemies Slain
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And in Shushan, the palace, the section of the capital where the royal palace was situated, the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Shushan — In the city so called. Slew — Whom they knew to be such as would watch all opportunities to destroy them; which also they might possibly...

⁶ And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

Related Commentaries of Esther 9:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Esther 9:6