以斯帖記 9:18-19 RCUVTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 9:1-19

We have here a decisive battle fought between the Jews and their enemies, in which the Jews were victorious. Neither side was surprised; for both had notice of it long enough before, so that it was a fair trial of skill between them. Nor could either side call the other rebels, for they were both supported by the royal authority. I. The enemies of the Jews were the aggressors. They hoped, notwithstanding the latter edict, to have power over them, by virtue of the former (Est. 9:1), and made... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 9:18

But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth day thereof ,.... Of the month Adar; that is, they gathered together to defend themselves, and destroy their enemies, on both these days, having the decree renewed for the fourteenth as they had for the thirteenth: and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness ; as the Jews in the provinces did on the fourteenth. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 9:19

Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting ,.... Jarchi observes that those in the villages, who are they that do not dwell in walled towns, observed the fourteenth, and they in towns surrounded with walls the fifteenth, as Shushan; and this circumvallation, he says, must be what was from the days of Joshua; according to the Jewish canons, every place that was walled from the days of Joshua... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 9:18

The Jews - assembled - on the thirteenth - and on the fourteenth - These two days they were employed in slaying their enemies; and they rested on the fifteenth. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 9:19

The Jews of the villages - They joined that to the preceding day, and made it a day of festivity, and of sending portions to each other; that is, the rich sent portions of the sacrifices slain on this occasion to the poor, that they also might be enabled to make the day a day of festivity; that as the sorrow was general, so also might the joy be. It is worthy of remark that the ancient Itala or Ante-hieronymian version of this book omits the whole of these nineteen verses. Query,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:1-32

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:17-23

FESTIVAL HELD , AND FEAST OF PURIM INSTITUTED ( Esther 9:17-32 ). A natural instinct led the Jews, so soon as their triumph was accomplished, to indulge themselves in a day of rest and rejoicing ( Esther 9:17 ). After toil there is need of repose; and escape from a great danger is followed, almost of necessity, by "gladness." The writer of the Book of Esther, practising his usual reticence, says nothing of the character of the "gladness;" but we can scarcely be wrong in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:17-32

The effects of deliverance. Our narrative closes with a bright picture, in which all clouds are scattered; it is as sunshine after rain. Among the results of Israel's triumph we notice— I. REST . All the Jews in the empire, except those in Shushan, rested on the 14th of Adar. The Jews in Shushan, after their two days' conflict, rested on the 15th of Adar. Then all had rest. So utterly broken was the power of their enemies that they had rest not only from a past fear, but from anxiety... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:18

The Jews which were at Shushan assembled together . i.e. "gathered themselves together to bathe." The verb is the same as that used in Esther 9:16 of this chapter; and in Esther 8:11 ; Esther 9:2 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:19

The Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns . Rather, "the Jews of the country, who dwelt in the country towns." There are places where the word translated " unwalled " connotes that idea—e.g. Ezekiel 38:11 ; Zechariah 2:8 ; but the main notion which it expresses is always that of a "country region." Here walls are not at all in the thought of the writer, who intends a contrast between the Jews of the metropolis and those of the provinces. Ecbatana and Babylon are... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 9:1-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 9:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 9:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 9:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 9:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:17-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:17-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:19

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