Esther 7:7-10

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 7:7

And the king, arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath, went into the palace garden ,.... Not being able to bear the sight of Haman, who had done such an injury both to himself and to the queen; as also that his wrath might subside, and he become more composed and sedate, and be able coolly to deliberate what was fitting to be done in the present case: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen ; hoping that her tender heart might be wrought upon to show... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:8

Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine ,.... Being a little cooler, and more composed in his mind, see See Gill on Esther 1:5 . and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was ; not the bed she lay on to sleep in the night, (for it cannot be thought that it was a bedchamber in which the banquet was,) but on the bed or couch on which she sat or reclined at the banquet, as was the custom in the eastern countries; now, "by", or "near"... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:9

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king ,.... One of the seven chamberlains, see Esther 1:10 , his name, with Josephus F25 Antiqu. l. 11. c. 6. sect. 11. , is Sabouchadas. Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman . This man, perhaps, had seen it there, when he went with others to fetch Haman to the banquet, Esther 6:14 . The sin of Haman is aggravated by... 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

Adam Clarke

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

Haman stood up - He rose from the table to make request for his life, as soon as the king had gone out; and then he fell on his knees before the queen, she still sitting upon her couch. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 7:8

Will he force the queen - On the king's return he found him at the queen's knees; and, professing to think that he intended to do violence to her honor, used the above expressions; though he must have known that, in such circumstances, the thought of perpetrating an act of this kind could not possibly exist. They covered Haman ' s face - This was a sign of his being devoted to death: for the attendants saw that the king was determined on his destruction. When a criminal... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 7:9

Behold also , the gallows - As if he had said, Besides all he has determined to do to the Jews, he has erected a very high gallows, on which he had determined, this very day, to hang Mordecai, who has saved the king's life. Hang him thereon - Let him be instantly impaled on the same post. "Harm watch, harm catch," says the proverb. Perillus was the first person burnt alive in the brazen bull which he had made for the punishment of others; hence the poet said: - - Nec lex est... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:1-7

A crisis, a plea, and a deliverance. We have here— 1 . A most serious crisis. "So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen" (verse 1). The culminating point in this great issue is now reached. The lives of the chosen people of God throughout all Persia, in all her provinces, hang on this interview between an arbitrary sovereign, his wife, and his minister. Except the wife shall prevail over the crafty and all-powerful statesman, the race must die by one cruel blow. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:9

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 7:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 7:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:1-10

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