Esther 9:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 9:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 9:15 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 9:15 — KJV
“For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.”
— Esther 9:15 (KJV)
Esther 9:15 in Context — About the Book of Esther
Esther never mentions God's name, yet His providence saturates every scene. A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia just in time to stop a genocide, risking her life with the words: if I perish, I perish. It is the book for anyone positioned by God for such a time as this.
Cross-References for Esther 9:15
“Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. the great...: Heb. the showers”
Shares key themes with Esther 9:15: gathered, themselves, together
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with Esther 9:15: gathered, together, three
“And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.”
Shares key themes with Esther 9:15: jews, together, day
“And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.”
Shares key themes with Esther 9:15: jews, day, month
“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. present: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with Esther 9:15: jews, shushan, together
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