And Parshandatha and Dalphon and Aspatha and Poratha and Adalia and Aridatha and Parmashta and Arisai and Aridai and Vaizatha, the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, they slew, but on the spoil they laid not their hand, demonstrating that the Jews killed Haman's ten sons and other enemies but refrained from taking their possessions. This specific naming suggests that their destruction was of particular symbolic importance, as the continuation of Haman's line was eliminated. The restraint from taking spoil demonstrates that the Jews' primary motivation was defense and justice rather than enrichment, showing how even justified resistance can be conducted with moral principle.

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