Esther 5:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 5:9-14

This account here given of Haman is a comment upon that of Solomon, Prov. 21:24. Proud and haughty scorner is his name that deals in proud wrath. Never did any man more answer that name than Haman, in whom pride and wrath had so much the ascendant. See him, I. Puffed up with the honour of being invited to Esther's feast. He was joyful and glad of heart at it, Est. 5:9. Observe with what a high gust he speaks of it (Est. 5:12), how he values himself upon it, and how near he thinks it brings him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 5:14

Then said Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, unto him ,.... His wife very probably first moved it, and all his friends present approved of it and united in it: let a gallows be made, of fifty cubits, high ; that the person hanged thereon might be seen at a distance, and so be a greater reproach to him, and a terror to others, to take care they were not guilty of the same offence: Cartalo was ordered by his father to be fixed to the highest cross in the sight of the city F12 Justin... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 5:14

Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high - The word עץ ets , which we translate gallows, signifies simply wood, a tree, or pole; and this was to be seventy-five feet high, that he might suffer the greater ignominy, and be a more public spectacle. I believe impaling is here also meant. See the note, Esther 2:23 ; (note). In former times the Jews were accustomed to burn Haman in effigy; and with him a wooden cross, which they pretended to be in memory of that which he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:4-14

Prudence versus Guile. I. EVERYTHING HAS ITS SEASON . Why did not Esther at once lay open her heart to the king? Was she confused by his unexpected kindness, or seized with timidity at the moment of peril? Most likely she was prompted by an intuitive feeling that the time was not fit. She might lose everything by precipitancy. It is wise to study occasion or opportunity. Many failures have resulted solely from want of attention to time and place ( Ecclesiastes 3:1 ). II. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:9-14

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:14

Let a gallows be made . Rather, "a pale" or "cross." The Persians did not hang men, as we do, but ordinarily executed them by impalement (see the comment on Esther 2:23 ). Fifty cubits high . This is a very improbable height, and we may suspect a corruption of the number. It occurs, however, again in Esther 7:9 . Speak thou unto the king . Haman's wife and friends assume that so trifling a matter as the immediate execution of one Jew will be of course allowed at the request of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:14

Malevolent purpose and pleasure. This one verse contains the record of "a world of iniquity," and shows us to what lengths sinners may proceed in their evil plans. Happily the sequel shows us that there is One who says to the raging sea of human malevolence and impiety, "Hitherto shalt thou go, and no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed!" Follow the clauses of the verse, and behold the progress of atrocious crime. I. WICKED COUNSELLORS . Wife and friends, instead of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 5:14

A gallows, in the ordinary sense, is scarcely intended, since hanging was not a Persian punishment. The intention, no doubt, was to crucify (see the Esther 2:23 note) or impale Mordecai; and the pale or cross was to be 75 feet high, to make the punishment more conspicuous.Speak thou unto the king ... - Requests for leave to put persons to death were often made to Persian kings by their near relatives, but only rarely by others. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Esther 5:14

Esther 5:14. Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends They saw how gladly he would dispense with his own resolution, of deferring the slaughter till the time determined by the lot, and therefore advise him to take an earnest of the satisfaction he then expected, in the speedy execution of Mordecai: Let a gallows be made They advise him to have one made ready, that, as soon as he could get the warrant signed, there might be no delay of the execution, and to cause it to be made fifty... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Esther 5:1-14

Haman’s humiliation and defeat (5:1-7:10)After three days Esther approached the king and invited him and Haman to dinner (5:1-4). She was so pleased with their friendly response that she decided to invite them again the next day, in the hope that they would be even more favourable to her (5-8). Haman thought that the honour given him by the queen showed that she, as well as the king, was pleased with him and agreed with his anti-Jewish policy. He decided to take the opportunity of this royal... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 5:9-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 5:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 5:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:4-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:9-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 5:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Esther 5:14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Esther 5:1-14

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