Esther 9:15

“For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, etc.] As they had on the thirteenth: and slew three hundred men at Shushan; the Targum adds, of the family of Amalek: but there is no reason to confine it to them; it respects all such as were the enemies of the Jews, and rose up against them; so that the whole number slain in Shushan were eight hundred persons, besides the sons of Human: but on the prey they laid not their hand; (see Gill on “<170907>Esther 9:7”).”

“Shushan - Here probably the lower town, which lay east of the upper one, and was of about the same size (compare the Esther 9:6 note). return to 'Top of Page'”

“9:15 Once again, the Jews took the high moral ground and took no plunder from their enemies, though it was legally permitted (8:11; 9:10).”

“gathered themselves: Est 9:2, Est 9:13, Est 8:11; Psa 118:7-12 but on the prey: Est 9:10, Est 9:16; Th1 5:22; Heb 13:5 Esther 9:16”

“On this second day the Jews slew 300 more; comp. Est 9:10. \- Est 9:16. The rest of the Jews in the provinces, i.e., the Jews in the other parts of the kingdom, assembled themselves and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes 75,000, but upon the spoil they laid not their hand. על עמד like Est 8:11. The מאיביהם ונוח inserted between על נ ועמד and והרוג is striking; we should rather have expected the resting or having rest from their enemies after the death of the latter, as in Est 9:17 and Est 9:18, where this is plainly stated to have taken place on the day after the slaughter. The position of these words is only explained by the consideration, that…”