Victories of the Jews

The king’s command and law(A) went into effect on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month,(B) the month Adar.[a] On the day when the Jews’ enemies(C) had hoped to overpower them, just the opposite happened. The Jews overpowered those who hated them.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 9:1 = February–March

On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar,(A) the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand(B) over those who hated them.(C)

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