The Jews are delivered from their enemies
On the day their enemies expected to overpower them, the opposite occurred: the Jews assembled and defended themselves throughout the empire. They struck those who sought their harm but refused to take the plunder, then rested and celebrated with feasting (Esther 9:1-19).
1On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them. 2In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples. 3And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.