Ester 8:11

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Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Bahwa sudah diberi izin oleh baginda kepada segala orang Yahudi di mana-mana negeri akan berhimpun dan memeliharakan nyawanya dengan membinasakan dan membunuh dan menumpas segala kuasa bangsa atau isi negeri yang berseteru dengan mereka itu, jikalau anak-anak dan perempuan sekalipun, dan segala harta bendanyapun boleh dirampas olehnya.

Contextual Overview

³ And Esther spake yet more before the king, and fel downe at his feete weping, and besought him that he would put away the wickednesse of Haman the Agagite, and his deuice that he had imagined against the Iewes. ⁴ And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. Then rose Esther, and stode before the king, ⁵ And saide: if it please the king, and if I haue founde grace in his sight, and if it be acceptable before the king, and I please him, then let it be writte, that the letters of the deuise of Haman the sonne of Hamadatha the Agagite may be called againe, which letters he wrote to destroy the Iewes which are in all the kinges prouinces. ⁶ For how can I suffer and see the euill that shall come vnto my people? or how can I beare and loke vpon the destruction of my kindred? ⁷ And the king Ahasuerus saide vnto queene Esther, and to Mardocheus the Iewe: Beholde, I haue geuen Esther the house of Haman, whom they haue hanged vpon a tree, because he layde hand vpon the Iewes. ⁸ Write ye also for the Iewes as it lyketh you, in the kinges name, and seale it with the kinges ring: For the writinges that were written in the kinges name, and sealed with the kinges ring, durst no man disanul. ⁹ Then were the kinges scribes called at the same time, euen in the thirde moneth (that is the moneth Siuan) on the three and twentie day thereof, and it was written according to all as Mardocheus commauded vnto the Iewes, and to the princes, to the debuties and captaynes in the prouinces which are from India vnto Ethiopia, namely an hundred twentie and seuen prouinces, vnto euery prouince according to the writing thereof, and vnto euery people after their speach, and to the Iewes according to their writing and language. ¹⁰ And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus name, & sealed it with the kinges ring, and by postes that rode vpon horses, and swyft young Mules, sent he the writinges, ¹¹ Wherin the king graunted the Iewes in what cities soeuer they were, to gather themselues together, and to stand for their lyfe, and for to roote out, to slay and to destroy all the power of the people and prouince that woulde trouble them, both children and women, and to spoyle their goodes: ¹² Upon one day in all the prouinces of king Ahasuerus, namely vpon the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth, which is the moneth Adar.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to gather: Esther 9:2-16

to destroy: Psalms 37:14, Psalms 37:15, Psalms 68:3, Psalms 137:8, Psalms 146:6-9, Ezekiel 39:10

and to take the spoil: Esther 3:13, Esther 9:10, Esther 9:15, Esther 9:16, Isaiah 10:6

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:28 - the twelve Esther 7:4 - to be destroyed Esther 9:13 - according unto Proverbs 25:5 - away Jeremiah 25:10 - take from Jeremiah 48:4 - her

Cross-References

Genesis 8:12
And he abode yet other seuen dayes, and sent foorth the Doue, whiche returned not vnto him any more.

Genesis 8:14
And in the seconde moneth, in the seuen and twentie day of the moneth was the earth dryed.

Nehemiah 8:15
And that they should cause it to be declared and proclaymed in all their cities, and throughout Hierusalem, saying: Go foorth vnto the mount and fetch Olyue brauches, Pine braunches, Myrtel braunches, Palme braunches, & braunches of the thicke tree, to make boothes, as it is written.

Romans 10:15
And howe shall they preache, except they be sent? As it is written: Howe beautifull are the feete of them whiche bryng good tydynges of peace, & bryng good tydynges of good thynges.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together,.... In some part of the city they should choose, and remain in a body, being sufficiently armed:

and to stand for their life; to defend themselves, and fight for their life, should any attack them, or attempt to take it away; in such case they might act offensively,

so as to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them; every army of them, or as many as should join in a body to attack them, any mighty or powerful mob; and not men only,

but both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey; the same words are used, and the same power is given them as were to their enemies, Esther 3:13, not that they made use of it to the utmost extremity, it is certain they did not in one point, in taking the spoil, Esther 9:10, and, since they spared that, it is highly probable they spared women and children.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This fresh decree allowed the Jews to stand on their defense, and to kill all who attacked them. It has been pronounced incredible that any king would thus have sanctioned civil war in all the great cities of his empire; but some even of the more skeptical critics allow that “Xerxes” might not improbably have done so.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Esther 8:11. To destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish — The same words as in Haman's decree: therefore the Jews had as much authority to slay their enemies, as their enemies had to slay them.

Little ones and women — This was the ordinary custom, to destroy the whole family of those convicted of great crimes; and whether this was right or wrong, it was the custom of the people, and according to the laws. Besides, as this edict was to give the Jews the same power against their enemies as they had by the former decree against them, and the women and children were there included; consequently they must be included here.