👸WEB · Esther 9:8
What does Esther 9:8 mean?
"Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,"
— Esther 9:8 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they wanted to those who hated them.
In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,
the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ enemy, but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.
On that day, the number of those who were slain in the citadel of Susa was brought before the king.
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