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6-10 They killed 500 people in Susa,[a] but they did not take anything that belonged to the ones they killed. Haman had been one of the worst enemies of the Jews, and ten of his sons were among those who were killed. Their names were Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha.

11 Later that day, someone told the king how many people had been killed in Susa.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 9.6-10 in Susa: Or “in the royal fortress in Susa.”
  2. 9.11 in Susa: See the note at 9.6-10.

Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha, 10 the ten sons(A) of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews.(B) But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.(C)

11 The number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king that same day.

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