Esther 7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 7

We are now to attend the second banquet to which the king and Haman were invited: and there, I. Esther presents her petition to the king for her life and the life of her people, Est. 7:1-4. II. She plainly tells the king that Haman is the man who designed her ruin and the ruin of all her friends, Est. 7:5, 6. III. The king thereupon gave orders for the hanging of Haman upon the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai, which was done accordingly, Est. 7:7-10. And thus, by the destruction of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 7:1-6

The king in humour, and Haman out of humour, meet at Esther's table. Now, I. The king urged Esther, a third time, to tell him what her request was, for he longed to know, and repeated his promise that it should be granted, Est. 7:2. If the king had now forgotten that Esther had an errand to him, and had not again asked what it was, she could scarcely have known how to renew it herself; but he was mindful of it, and now was bound with the threefold cord of a promise thrice made to favour her.... read more

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

INTRODUCTION TO ESTHER 7 Esther, being solicited by the king to tell him her petition, asks for her life and the lives of her people, who were sold to be destroyed, Esther 7:1 , the king, amazed at her request, inquires who was the person that dared to do so vile a thing; and was told by her it was Haman there present, Esther 7:5 on which the king went out into the garden in wrath, and, returning, found Haman on Esther's bed, which still more incensed him; and being told that Haman had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:1

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. Or, "to drink with her" F5 לשתות "ut biberent", V. L. Tigurine version; "ad bibendum", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius, Vatablus. , that is, wine; for in the next verse it is called a banquet of wine; so they did according to the invitation the queen had given them, Esther 5:8 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:2

And the king said again to Esther on the second day, at the banquet of wine ,.... This was the third time he put the following question to her, being very desirous of knowing what she had to ask of him; and it was of God that this was kept upon his mind, and he was moved to solicit her petition, or otherwise it would not have been so easy for her to have introduced it: what is thy petition, Queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:3

Then Esther the queen answered and said ,.... Not rolling herself at the king's knees, as Severus F6 Hist. Sacr. l. 2. writes; but rather, as the former Targum, lifting up her eyes to heaven, and perhaps putting up a secret ejaculation for direction and success: if I have found favour in thy sight, O king ; as she certainly had heretofore, and even now: and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition ; not riches, nor honour, nor any place or post at court, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:4

For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish ,.... She makes use of these several words, to express the utter destruction of her and her people, without any exception; not only the more to impress the king's mind with it, but she has respect to the precise words of the decree, Esther 3:13 as she has also to the 10,000 talents of silver Haman offered to pay the king for the grant of it, when she says, "we are sold", or delivered to be destroyed: but if we... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:5

Then the King Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen ,.... The words in the original text lie thus, "and the King Ahasuerus said, and he said to Esther the queen"; which doubling of the word does not signify, as Jarchi suggests, that before he spoke to her by a messenger, or middle person, but, now he knew she was of a royal family, he spoke to her himself; but it is expressive of the ruffle of his mind, and the wrath and fury he was in, that he said it again and again, with a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 7:6

And Esther said, the adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman ,.... Who was not only an enemy to her and her people, but an adversary to the king, by advising and persuading him to that which was to the loss of his revenues, as well as of his reputation; also, she pointed at him, and gave him his just character; her charge of wickedness upon him, as it was true, it was honourably made to his face before the king, of which, if he could, he had the opportunity of exculpating himself: then... read more

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