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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 2:1-20

How God put down one that was high and mighty from her seat we read in the chapter before, and are now to be told how he exalted one of low degree, as the virgin Mary observes in her song (Luke 1:52) and Hannah before her, 1 Sam. 2:4-8. Vashti being humbled for her height, Esther is advanced for her humility. Observe, I. The extravagant course that was taken to please the king with another wife instead of Vashti. Josephus says that when his anger was over he was exceedingly grieved that the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 2:3

And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom ,.... Who best knew where beautiful virgins might be found in their respective provinces, in which they dwelt: that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace ; the metropolis of the kingdom, where was the royal palace: to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women ; in which house it seems were two apartments, one for the... read more

Adam Clarke

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

Hege the king ' s chamberlain - המלך סריס הגא Hege seris hammelech , "Hege, the king's eunuch;" so the Septuagint, Vulgate, Targum, and Syriac. In the Eastern countries the women are intrusted to the care of the eunuchs only. Let their things for purification be given them - תמרקיהן tamrukeyhen , their cosmetics. What these were we are told in Esther 2:12 ; oil of myrrh, and sweet odours. The myrrh was employed for six months, and the odours for six months... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:1-4

Evil counsel overruled. When a king takes counsel of flatterers and favourites, it bodes no good either to himself or to his people. Such parasites think only how they may make their masters' vices the stepping-stones to their own preferment and power. And a king encompassed with adulation, and encouraged to gratify his own passions, is not likely to rule over his subjects with justice or with wisdom. The ministers of Ahasuerus, in advising him to have his provinces ransacked for beautiful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:1-4

Vain regrets. We observe here— I. AN ABIDING MEMORY . The past cannot be wholly shut out from the present. The power of memory cleaves to the soul. The king "remembered Vashti." Time, which had appeased his wrath, had not destroyed the queen's image, or cast into oblivion the facts connected with her disgrace. The persons and things of the past continue to live in memory either to sweeten or embitter the life. We should lay up nothing in this storehouse but what will bear... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:1-18

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:3

The house of the women . In an Oriental palace the women's apartments are always distinct from those of the men, and are usually placed in a separate building, which the Greeks called the gynaeceum, and the Jews "the house of the women." At Susa this was a large edifice, and comprised several subdivisions (see Esther 2:14 ). Hege, the king's chamberlain . Literally, "the king's eunuch, i.e. one of the royal eunuchs (see Esther 1:10 ). Keeper of the women . Strictly speaking, Hege... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 2:3

The house of the women - i. e. the “gynaeceon,” or “haram” - always an essential part of an Oriental palace (Compare 1 Kings 7:8). In the Persian palaces it was very extensive, since the monarchs maintained, besides their legitimate wives, as many as 300 or 400 concubines (compare Esther 2:14). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Esther 2:2-3

Esther 2:2-3. Then said the king’s servants Who, for their own interests, were obliged to quiet the king’s mind, and procure him another amiable consort. To the house of the women Or rather, of the virgins; for the house of those who were wives or concubines was different from this, and under another governor. Keeper of the women Of all the women, both virgins and concubines: only the virgins he himself took care of, as requiring more care and caution, and the concubines he committed to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Esther 2:1-23

1:1-2:23 ESTHER BECOMES QUEENOfficials and leading citizens from all over the Persian Empire had gathered in the winter capital for an exhibition designed to display the riches and magnificence of the royal court. The exhibition lasted six months and was brought to a fitting climax by a lavish seven-day banquet (1:1-9). The week of wine and merriment so excited the king that his sexual urges were in danger of getting out of control. Consequently, when he told his queen Vashti to display her... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 2:1-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 2:3

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 2:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Esther 2:2-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Esther 2:1-23

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