Esther 9:6-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 9:1-19

We have here a decisive battle fought between the Jews and their enemies, in which the Jews were victorious. Neither side was surprised; for both had notice of it long enough before, so that it was a fair trial of skill between them. Nor could either side call the other rebels, for they were both supported by the royal authority. I. The enemies of the Jews were the aggressors. They hoped, notwithstanding the latter edict, to have power over them, by virtue of the former (Est. 9:1), and made... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 9:6

And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. Not in the royal palace, where it cannot be thought the Jews had so many enemies, or such a bloody slaughter of them should be made there; but in the city, where the palace was: and this may seem somewhat wonderful, that there should so many rise there against the Jews, so near the court, now altogether in the interest of the Jews; but these were men no doubt of Haman's faction, and enraged at his disgrace and death, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 9:7-10

And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha, the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they, .... Along with the five hundred men, at the head of which they were: but on the spoil laid they not their hands ; though they were allowed by the edict to do it, Esther 8:11 , but this they did not, that it might appear that they did not take away their lives from a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 9:6

And in Shushan - It is strange that in this city, where the king's mind must have been so well known, there should be found five hundred persons to rise up in hostility against those whom they knew the king befriended! read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:1-16

Deliverance and victory. The history of "the chosen nation" is full of Divine deliverances. The present is only one of the many instances in which, by faith, the Israelites "escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens." I. THE MEANS of the deliverance and victory here related. Royal authority primarily accounts for it. Only by the sanction of the king could the Jews dare to draw the sword and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:1-32

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:6

In Shushan the palace . i.e. the upper city, where the palace was. The area of the hill is above a hundred acres, and there are many remains of residences on it besides the palace. It was probably densely peopled. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 9:7-10

And Parshandatha . Haman's ten sons have unmistakably Persian names, so that no countenance is given by them to the theory that he was a foreigner. Formerly it was customary that they should be written in each MS . of the Book of Esther in three perpendicular lines, to signify (as it was said) that they were hanged on three parallel cords. In reading them the ten names were uttered in one breath, in memory of the supposed fact that they all died in one instant. It would be wrong, however,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 9:6

By “Shushan the palace (or the fort),” is probably meant the whole of the upper town, which occupied an area of more than 100 acres, and contained many residences besides the actual palace. The Jews would not have ventured to shed blood within the palace-precincts. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 9:7-10

Most of these names are Persian, and readily traceable to Old Persian roots.Esther 9:10On the spoil laid they not their hand - As they might have done (see the margin reference). read more

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