SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:1
¶ Y en el mes duodécimo, que es el mes de Adar, a los trece del mismo, donde llegó el mandamiento del rey y su ley, para que se pusiera por obra, el mismo día en que esperaban los enemigos de los judíos enseñorearse de ellos, fue lo contrario; porque los judíos se enseñorearon de los que los aborrecían.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Esther 9:1
Verse 1. Now in the twelfth month] What a number of providences, and none of them apparently of an extraordinary nature, concurred to preserve a people so signally, and to all human appearance so inevitably, doomed to destruction! None are ever too low for God to lift up, or too high for God to cast down. Must not these heathens have observed that the uncontrollable hand of an Almighty Being had worked in behalf of the Jews? And must not this have had a powerful tendency to discredit the idolatry of the country?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 1. Now in the twelfth month, that is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same , etc.] Of which (see Esther 3:13), when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution ; even both his commandments and decrees, the one empowering the enemies of the Jews on that day to destroy them, and the other empowering the Jews to act both defensively and offensively against their enemies: in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them ; by virtue of the first decree of the king; and notwithstanding the second, they might hope to have it because of their superior numbers: though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them ; it proved the reverse, partly through the second decree in favour of the Jews, and partly through the fear of them that fell upon their enemies; because the court was on their side, and the officers everywhere, and especially their God filled them with courage, and their enemies with terror.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-19 - The enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them by the forme edict. If they had attempted nothing against the people of God, the would not themselves have suffered. The Jews, acting together strengthened one another. Let us learn to stand fast in one spirit, an with one mind, striving together against the enemies of our souls, wh endeavour to rob us of our faith, which is more precious than ou lives. The Jews, to the honour of their religion, showed contempt of wordly wealth, that they might make it appear they desired nothin except their own preservation. In every case the people of God shoul manifest humanity and disinterestedness, frequently refusing advantage which might lawfully be obtained. The Jews celebrated their festiva the day after they had finished their work. When we have received grea mercies from God, we ought to be speedy in making thankful returns to him.
Original Hebrew
ובשׁנים 8147 עשׂר 6240 חדשׁ 2320 הוא 1931 חדשׁ 2320 אדר 143 בשׁלושׁה 7969 עשׂר 6240 יום 3117 בו אשׁר 834 הגיע 5060 דבר 1697 המלך 4428 ודתו 1881 להעשׂות 6213 ביום 3117 אשׁר 834 שׂברו 7663 איבי 341 היהודים 3064 לשׁלוט 7980 בהם ונהפוך 2015 הוא 1931 אשׁר 834 ישׁלטו 7980 היהודים 3064 המה 1992 בשׂנאיהם׃ 8130
