Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Both young
In one day
The spoil
Bible References
By posts
Esther 8:10
And he wrote in King Ahasuerus's name and sealed it with the king's ring and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, mules that were born of mares,
2 Chronicles 30:6
So the posts went with the letters from the hand of the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye sons of Israel, return unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
Job 9:25
Now my days are swifter than a post; they fled away, they never saw good.
Jeremiah 51:31
One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken in all places,
Romans 3:15
their feet are swift to shed blood;
Both young
1 Samuel 15:3
Now go and smite Amalek and utterly destroy all that they have and spare him not, but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
1 Samuel 22:19
And Nob, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings and oxen and asses and sheep with the edge of the sword.
In one day
Esther 8:12
upon the same day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
James 2:13
For judgment without mercy shall be done unto the one that has shown no mercy; and mercy boasts against judgment.
The spoil
Esther 8:11
that the king granted power to the Jews who were in all the cities to gather themselves together and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish any army of the people or province that would assault them, and even their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
Esther 9:10
the ten sons of Haman, the son of Hammedatha; the enemy of the Jews, they slew, but on the spoil they did not lay their hand.
Isaiah 10:6
I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and upon the people of my wrath will I send him to take spoil and to take prey and to ready them that they might be tread down like the mire of the streets.