NET Bible
"So the king issued orders for this to be done. A law was passed in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged."
— Esther 9:14, NET Bible
“And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.”
“And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons. ”
“The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.”
“And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.”
“And the king said that this was to be done, and the order was given out in Shushan, and the hanging of Haman's ten sons was effected.”
“And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.”
On that same day the number of those killed in Susa the citadel was brought to the king’s attention.
Then the king said to Queen Esther,“In Susa the citadel the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman! What then have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? What is your request? It shall be given to you. What other petition do you have? It shall be done.”
Esther replied,“If the king is so inclined, let the Jews who are in Susa be permitted to act tomorrow also according to today’s law, and let them hang the ten sons of Haman on the gallows.”
So the king issued orders for this to be done. A law was passed in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.
The Jews who were in Susa then assembled on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they killed three hundred men in Susa. But they did not confiscate their property.
The rest of the Jews who were throughout the provinces of the king assembled in order to stand up for themselves and to have rest from their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of their adversaries, but they did not confiscate their property.
All of this happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. They then rested on the fourteenth day and made it a day for banqueting and happiness.