45. At that time, the people of the city assembled, one hundred twenty thousand in number, and they wanted to kill the king.
46. But he fled into the palace. Then the people took control of the main streets of the city and began to fight.
47. So the king called the Jews to his aid. They rallied around him and spread out through the city. They killed about one hundred thousand people that day.
48. They set fire to the city, ravaged many goods, and saved the king.