Est 9:1 | HCSB | STEP | The king’s command and law went into effect on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month , the month Adar . On the day when the Jews’ enemies had hoped to overpower them, just the opposite happened. The Jews overpowered those who hated them.

Esther 9:1

1 The king’s command and law ^a went into effect on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, ^b the month Adar. ^{▼▼= February-March} On the day when the Jews’ enemies ^d had hoped to overpower them, just the opposite happened. The Jews overpowered those who hated them. ^e