And in Shushan the Jews put to death five hundred men.
In the fortress Shushan the Jews killed a total of five hundred men.
Jerusalem, not his prestigious job at Shushan, was of chief concern to Nehemiah.
and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink;
For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar,
The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Nehemiah was appointed governor of Jerusalem, but before that, he was a high- ranking official in the Persian court in the city of Shushan.
And the king said that this was to be done,
and the order was given out in Shushan, and the hanging of Haman's ten sons was effected.
The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment,
and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink;
but the city Shushan was perplexed.
For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar,
and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.