Esther 7:10, Esther 7:9 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 7:7-10

Here, I. The king retires in anger. He rose from table in a great passion, and went into the palace garden to cool himself and to consider what was to be done, Est. 7:7. He sent not for his seven wise counsellors who knew the times, being ashamed to consult them about the undoing of that which he had rashly done without their knowledge or advice; but he went to walk in the garden awhile, to compare in his thoughts what Esther had now informed him of with what had formerly passed between him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai ,.... Not within his house, Esther 7:9 , but more probably in his courtyard, in the sight of his family and friends; or, it may be, the gallows was taken from thence, and set up without the city, where he was hanged: for so it is said in the additions of the book of Esther,"For he that was the worker of these things, is hanged at the gates of Susa with all his family: God, who ruleth all things, speedily rendering... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:1-10

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:7-10

Judgment. I. A SILENT WRATH . Feeling may be too deep for utterance. The king's silence was ominous. He could not speak for the moment in answer to Esther's charge, but neither could he sit still; and when he rose and went out Haman felt that the king had abandoned him. Whenever God turns from an evildoer, and ceases to speak to him, the end is not far off. It is a solemn thought that God may thus withdraw his mercy, and leave a sinner to himself. That is fatal. II. A VAIN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:9-10

The oppressed avenged. This was indeed the hand—as the heathen would have said, of Nemesis—as we Christians say, of a righteous God and Ruler. Upon the tree erected for the impalement of Mordecai, the cruel, bloodthirsty conspirator Haman was sentenced himself to die. "The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices make whips to scourge us." I. OFTEN WE OBSERVE , FOR A WHILE , INNOCENCE SUFFERING AND THREATENED , AND SIN POWERFUL , INSOLENT , AND TRIUMPHANT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:10

Wrath pacified. Ahasuerus, unlike Jonah, "did well to be angry." Haman had plotted against the life of his favourite queen, and one of his most serviceable friends, and against an unoffending community. And he had all but usurped the royal authority in causing the gallows to be reared on which be intended that Mordecai should be put to death. A righteous anger led to what would have been deemed in him, an arbitrary sovereign, a just act of retribution. And only when the judicial sentence... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:10

The terrible consummation of a wicked life. Our first impulse on reading these words is to praise Ahasuerus for his faithful administration of justice; for if ever a man deserved summary vengeance at the hands of the law, it was Haman. But a little reflection must correct our judgment. The whole transaction reveals the fickle, passionate, unscrupulous disposition of the tyrant. Without any apparent reason, or at least without any regard to his merits, he had made a special favourite of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Esther 7:10

Esther 7:10. So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai As the sentence was short, so the execution was speedy, and he that expected every one to do him reverence is now made an ignominious spectacle to the world on a gallows fifty cubits high: and himself is sacrificed to justice, who disdained that less than a whole nation should be sacrificed to his revenge. Thus does God resist the proud, and those whom he resists will find him irresistible! Thus did mischief... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Esther 7:1-10

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Esther 7:10

they hanged Hainan. See note on "Benjamite" (Esther 2:5 ). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 7:7-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:7-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Esther 7:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Esther 7:1-10

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Esther 7:10

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