Esther 9:2

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים hai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
together	נִקְהֲל֨וּ nik.ha.Lu	H6950	to convoke · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural
cities	בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗ם be.'a.rei.Hem	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
provinces	מְדִינוֹת֙ me.di.nOt	H4082	properly · noun, common feminine plural construct
king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Ahasuerus	אֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ 'o.chash.ve.Ro.osh	H325	Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes · proper noun, a man's name
lay	לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ lish.Lo.ach	H7971	to send away · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
hand	יָ֔ד Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular absolute
sought	בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖י bim.vak.Shei	H1245	to search out (by any method · preposition + verb, piel active participle, masculine plural construct
hurt	רָֽעָתָ֑ם ra.'a.Tam	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
man	וְאִישׁ֙ ve.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
withstand	עָמַ֣ד 'a.Mad	H5975	to stand · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
them	לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם lif.nei.Hem	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
fear	פַּחְדָּ֖ם pach.Dam	H6343	a (sudden) alarm (properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
fell	נָפַ֥ל na.Fal	H5307	to fall · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
people	הָעַמִּֽים ha.'a.Mim	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Esther 8:17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast a…
Esther 8:11 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay,…
Psalms 71:13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
Psalms 71:24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt…
Genesis 35:5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
Exodus 23:27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs…
Deuteronomy 2:30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he migh…
Joshua 2:9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitant…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 9:1-19

We have here a decisive battle fought between the Jews and their enemies, in which the Jews were victorious. Neither side was surprised; for both had notice of it long enough before, so that it was a fair trial of skill between them. Nor could either side call the other rebels, for they were both supported by the royal authority. I. The enemies of the Jews were the aggressors. They hoped, notwithstanding the latter edict, to have power over them, by virtue of the former (Est 9:1), and made assaults upon them accordingly; they formed themselves into bodies, and joined in confederacy against them, to seek their hurt, Est 9:2. The Chaldee paraphrase says that none appeared against the Jews but…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 9:2

The Jews gathered themselves . . . no man could withstand them--The tables were now turned in their favor; and though their enemies made their long meditated attack, the Jews were not only at liberty to act on the defensive, but through the powerful influence enlisted on their side at court together with the blessing of God, they were everywhere victorious. the fear of them fell upon all people--This impression arose not alone from the consciousness of the all-powerful vizier being their countryman, but from the hand of God appearing so visibly interposed to effect their strange and unexpected deliverance.

Adam Clarke on Esther 9:1

Now in the twelfth month - What a number of providences, and none of them apparently of an extraordinary nature, concurred to preserve a people so signally, and to all human appearance so inevitably, doomed to destruction! None are ever too low for God to lift up, or too high for God to cast down. Must not these heathens have observed that the uncontrollable hand of an Almighty Being had worked in behalf of the Jews? And must not this have had a powerful tendency to discredit the idolatry of the country?

John Gill on Esther 9:2

The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities, throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus,.... Wherever they lived: to lay hand on such as sought their hurt; who not only threatened them what they would do on this day, but were risen up in arms in quest of them: and no man could withstand them, for the fear of them fell upon all people; when they understood that Haman was hanged, and Mordecai the Jew advanced, and that the queen herself was a Jew, and that the Jews had the royal grant to act both defensively and offensively; and no doubt but the panic was of God.

Esther 9:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 9:1-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 9:2

Adam Clarke on Esther 9:1

John Gill on Esther 9:2

Esther 9:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 9:1-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 9:2

Adam Clarke on Esther 9:1

John Gill on Esther 9:2

Keil & Delitzsch on Esther 9:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 9:1