- but on the spoil:
- It does not appear that the Jews slew any person who did not rise up to destroy them. They stood for their lives; and gave full proof that they sought their own personal safety, and not the property of their enemies. Though the decree in their favour gave them authority to take the property of all their adversaries. "For the Jewsª that¹ [were] in Shushanª gathered themselves togetherª° on the fourteenthªª dayª also¹ of the monthª Adar,ª and slewª° threeª hundredª menª at Shushan;ª but on the preyª they laidª° not¹¹ their hand.ª ... But the otherª Jewsª that¹ [were] in the king'sª provincesª gathered themselves together,ª° and stoodª° for¹ their lives,ª and had rest²¹ from their enemies,ª°¹ and slewª° of their foesª° seventyª and fiveª thousand,ª but they laidª° not¹¹ their handsª on the prey,ª" {Est 9:15-16} + "Wherein¹ the kingª grantedª° the Jewsª which¹ [were] in every¹ cityª to gather themselves together,ª° and to standª° for¹ their life,ª to destroy,ª° to slay,ª° and to cause to perish,ª°¹ all¹ the powerª of the peopleª and provinceª that would assaultª° them, [both] little onesª and women,ª and [to take] the spoilª of them for a prey,ª°" {Est 8:11} + "That I will notª [take] from a threadª¹ even to¹ a shoelatchet,ªª and that I will notª takeª° any thing¹¹ that¹ [is] thine, lest¹ thou shouldest say,ª° I¹ have made²° Abram² rich:ª°¹¹" {Gen 14:23} + "Recompenseª° to no manª evilª forª evil.ª Provideª° things honestª in the sightª of allª men.ª" {Rom 12:17} + "Finally,ª brethren,ª whatsoever thingsª areª° true,ª whatsoever thingsª [are] honest,ª whatsoever thingsª [are] just,ª whatsoever thingsª [are] pure,ª whatsoever thingsª [are] lovely,ª whatsoever thingsª [are] of good report;ª if [there be] anyª virtue,ª andª if [there be] anyª praise,ª think²° on¹ these things.ª" {Php 4:8}
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