²³ And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)

⁹ And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.

⁶ And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.