5. So the Jews could do what they wanted with their enemies. They attacked them with swords and slaughtered them.
6. In Susa, the capital city itself, the Jews killed 500 people.
11. That same day the number of people killed in Susa was reported to the king.
12. He then said to Queen Esther, “In Susa alone the Jews have killed 500 people, including Haman's ten sons. What must they have done out in the provinces! What do you want now? You shall have it. Tell me what else you want, and you shall have it.”