Esther 9:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 9:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 9:5 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they wo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 9:5 — KJV
“Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them. what...: Heb. according to their will”
— Esther 9:5 (KJV)
Esther 9:5 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 9:5
“Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him? as...: Heb. according to the stroke of”
Shares key themes with Esther 9:5: smote, stroke, slaughter
“But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. struck...: Heb. doubled not his stroke”
Shares key themes with Esther 9:5: smote, stroke, sword
“And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away. forfeited: Heb. devoted”
Shares key themes with Esther 9:5: would, those, heb
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Esther 9:5: thus, would, those
“The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year; fail: Heb. pass”
Shares key themes with Esther 9:5: jews, would, heb
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