Many of the Persians evidently became Jewish proselytes, thinking that the counterdecree was an indication of God’s favor upon the Jews. The same principle is in operation in the fulfillment of a prophecy found in the book of Zechariah.
يبدو ان كثيرين من الفرس تحوَّلوا الى الديانة اليهودية ،‏ ظنًّا منهم ان المرسوم المضاد كان دلالة على رضى الله عن اليهود .‏