Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 4:4
Sent raiment - She supposed that he must have been spoiled of his raiment by some means; and therefore sent him clothing. read more
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Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 4:5
Then called Esther for Hatach - This eunuch the king had appointed to wait upon her, partly, as is still the case in the East, to serve her, and partly, to observe her conduct; for no despot is ever exempt from a twofold torture, jealousy and suspicion. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 4:8
That she should go in unto the king - The Greek adds, "Remember the time of your low estate, and in what manner you have been nourished, and carried in my arms; and that Haman, who is next to the king, has got a decree for our destruction. Pray, therefore, to the Lord, and plead with the king, that we may be delivered from death." But there is not a word of this either in the Hebrew, Syriac, or Vulgate. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 4:11
Into the inner court - We have already seen that the Persian sovereigns affected the highest degree of majesty, even to the assuming of Divine honors. No man nor woman dared to appear unveiled before them, without hazarding their lives; into the inner chamber of the harem no person ever entered but the king, and the woman he had chosen to call thither. None even of his courtiers or ministers dared to appear there; nor the most beloved of his concubines, except led thither by himself,... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 4:4
Esther's maids and her chamberlains . A queen consort at an Oriental court is sure to have, besides her train of maids, a numerous body of eunuchs, who are at her entire disposal, and are especially employed in going her errands and maintaining her communications with the outer world. Told her . Esther's interest in Mordecai would be known to the maids and eunuchs by Mordecai's inquiries about her ( Esther 1:11 ) and communications with her (ibid. verse 22). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 4:4-9
Sympathy. Although Esther was lodged in a palace and surrounded with luxury and honour, she did not lose sight of her kinsman, Mordecai. Least of all was she indifferent to his trouble and sorrow. Hence, when informed of his mourning, she sent to him, and, when aware of the cause of his distress, entered into it, taking his grief as her own. A beautiful illustration of sympathy—an emotion and disposition which adorns our humanity, and relieves men of many of their sorrows, and lightens... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 4:4-12
Sympathy. Mordecai's strange appearance at the king's gate made a stir in the palace. It was seen by Esther's "maids and chamberlains," and by them it was described to the queen. When Esther heard of the condition of the man whom she loved as a parent she was "exceedingly grieved." Then she took such measures as she could to show how much she felt and suffered with Mordecai. Let us learn from her conduct— I. THAT IN TIMES OF TRIAL THE SYMPATHY OF THOSE WHOM WE ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 4:4-17
GRIEF OF ESTHER . HER COMMUNICATIONS WITH MORDECAI . SHE CONSENTS TO RISK MAKING AN APPEAL TO THE KING ( Esther 4:4-17 ). Esther, in the seclusion of the harem, knew nothing of what the king and Haman had determined on. No one in the palace suspected how vitally she was concerned in the matter, since none knew that she was a Jewess, and state affairs are not commonly discussed between an Oriental monarch and a young wife. It was known, however, that she took... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 4:12
And they told to Mordecai Esther's, words. The messengers she sent to him. read more