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Matthew Henry

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 7:9

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 7:9

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 7:7-10

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

Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king . Rather, "Harbonah, one of the chamberlains (eunuchs) that served before the king, said." The "eunuchs that served before the king" were those of the highest grade, as appears from Esther 1:10 . Harbonah was one of them. Who had spoken good for the king . Or, "who spake good." The reference is to his detection of the conspiracy ( Esther 2:22 ). In the house of Haman. This had not been mentioned previously. It adds one touch of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:9

Righteous retribution. "Hang him thereon." Short time elapsed between the discovery of Haman's crime and his suffering for it. He had observant enemies around. Those who had been willing to fawn upon him while he was in power are ready to turn against him on his fall. They let the king know of the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. "Hang him thereon," says the king, with respect to the builder. I. WE CANNOT FAIL TO BE STRUCK WITH THE SUITABILITY OF THE ... 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

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