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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 3:9

If it please the king, let it be written, that they may be destroyed ,.... That is, a law made, signed and sealed, for their destruction, and letters written and sent everywhere, ordering it to be put in execution: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those who have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasury ; this he proposed, to prevent any objection that might be made from the loss of tribute paid by this people to the king; and this was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 3:10

And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy. As a token of his affection for him, and a mark of honour to him; with the Persians F23 Alex. ab. Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 1. c. 26. & l. 2. c. 19. for a king to give a ring to anyone was a token and bond of the greatest love and friendship imaginable; and it may be this was given to Haman, to seal with it the letters that were or should be written, giving order for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 3:11

And the king said unto Haman, the silver is given unto thee ,.... The 10,000 talents of silver Haman proposed to pay into the treasury were returned to him, or the king out of his great munificence refused to take them: the people also, to do with them as seemeth good unto thee ; that is, the people of the Jews; he gave him full power to do with them as he thought fit, and who breathing revenge upon them, would not spare them. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:1

Haman - the Agagite - Perhaps he was some descendant of that Agag, king of the Amalekites, spared by Saul, but destroyed by Samuel; and on this ground might have an antipathy to the Jews. Set his seat above all the princes - Made him his prime minister, and put all the officers of state under his direction. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:2

The king ' s servants , that were in the king ' s gate - By servants here, certainly a higher class of officers are intended than porters; and Mordecai was one of those officers, and came to the gate with the others who were usually there in attendance to receive the commands of the king. Mordecai bowed not - לאיכרע lo yichra . "He did not bow down;" nor did him reverence, ישתחוה ולא velo yishtachaveh , "nor did he prostrate himself." I think it most... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:7

The first month - That is, of the civil year of the Jews. The month Nisan - Answering to a part of our March and April. The twelfth year of king Ahasuerus - According to the chronology in our Bibles, about five hundred and ten years before Christ. They cast Pur , that is , the lot - This appears to be the Hebrew corruption of the pure Persian word pari , which signifies any thing that happens fortuitously. There is an addition here in the Greek... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:8

Their laws are diverse from all people - Such they certainly were; for they worshipped the true God according to his own laws; and this was not done by any other people then on the face of the earth. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:9

Let it be written that they may be destroyed - Let it be enacted that they may all be put to death. By this he would throw all the odium off himself, and put it on the king and his counsellors; for he wished the thing to pass into a law, in which he could have but a small share of the blame. I will pay ten thousand talents of silver - He had said before that it was not for the king's profit to suffer them; but here he is obliged to acknowledge that there... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:10

The king took his ring - In this ring was no doubt included his privy seal, and he gave this to Haman, that when he had formed such a decree as he thought fit, he might seal it with this ring, which would give it its due force and influence among the rulers of the provinces. The privy seal of many of our sovereigns appears to have been inserted in their rings; and the seals of Eastern potentates were worn in rings upon their fingers. One such seal, once the property of the late... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 3:1

After these things . Probably some years after—about b.c. 476 or 475. Haman, the son of Hammedatha . "Haman" is perhaps Umanish , the Persian equivalent of the Greek Eumenes. "Hammedatha" has been explained as " given by the moon" ( Mahadata ) , the initial h being regarded as the Hebrew article. But this mixture of languages is not probable. The Agagite . The Septuagint has βουγαῖος , "the Bugaean." Both terms are equally inexplicable, with our present knowledge;... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 3:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 3:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 3:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 3:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 3:1

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