And in every province whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came,.... For destroying the Jews on such a day, in every place where they were to be found:
there was great mourning among the Jews, and weeping, and wailing; which continued all day:
and many lay in sackcloth and ashes: all night; made use of no other bed to lie on, nor clothes to cover them with.
And in every province whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came,.... For destroying the Jews on such a day, in every place where they were to be found:
there was great mourning among the Jews, and weeping, and wailing; which continued all day:
and many lay in sackcloth and ashes: all night; made use of no other bed to lie on, nor clothes to cover them with.