The Pulpit Commentary on Esther 9:12

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

What have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? Not an inquiry, but an exclamation. How many must they not have killed in the whole empire if they have slain 500 in Susa alone! Now, what is thy petition?

Still, if this is not enough, if anything more is needed for the Jews' security, ask it, and "it shall be done."

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