“And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.”
And the king commanded it to be so done, and the edict was issued in Susa. And the ten sons of Haman were hanged, demonstrating the king's authorization for the extended conflict and the display of Haman's sons' bodies. This public execution and display of the bodies of Haman's sons represented a final symbolic victory and a complete destruction of Haman's line and legacy. The verse shows how symbolic gestures can be important in concluding conflicts and demonstrating the completeness of a reversal.
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