Esther 7:4 NIV

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

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 7:4

To be destroyed , to be slain - She here repeats the words which Haman put into the decree. See Esther 3:13 . Could not countervail the king ' s damage - Even the ten thousand talents of silver could not be considered as a compensation to the state for the loss of a whole nation of people throughout all their generations. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:1-6

Accused and convicted. I. TARNISHED GILT . Haman would hardly go "merrily" to Esther's second banquet. His heart would be heavy with the day s disappointments, and his ears would be haunted with the gloomy vaticinations of his friends. The glory of the honour which had so inflated him was dimmed. Worldly delights that are ardently anticipated may be robbed of their promise even before they are touched. II. WHETTED CURIOSITY . The king's desire to hear Esther's petition grew... 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.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:1-10

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:3-4

The effectual prayer of a true priestess. From the darker side of human nature and its painful suggestions we are glad to come out to the light and air of its more hopeful aspects. We are able to do this now without presumption or incaution. A brittle thread of hope for the very despondent is still a welcome sight to the eyes of those who look on. The plaintive prayer of the oppressed is touching not least to those who may happen to overhear. And the signs of a deep sorrow sinking almost... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:4

For we are sold, I and my people . Haman has paid our price, has given ten thousand talents for us, and you, O king, have sold us to him. The reproach is covert, but clearly contained in the words; and so the king must have understood Esther. To be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish . The use of three synonyms for one and the same thing is not mere verbiage, but very expressive. "We are sold, all of us, to be overwhelmed in one universal, promiscuous, unsparing destruction." Although... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 7:4

The king now learned, perhaps for the first time, that his favorite was a Jewess.Although the enemy ... - i. e. “although the enemy (Haman) would not (even in that case) compensate (by his payment to the treasury) for the king’s loss of so many subjects.” read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Esther 7:4

Esther 7:4. For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, &c. By the cruelty of that man, who offered a great sum to purchase our destruction. We have not forfeited our lives by any offence against the government, but are sold to gratify the pride and revenge of one man. If we had been sold for bond-men and bond-women Sold merely into slavery; I had held my tongue I would not have complained, for in time we might have been ransomed and delivered. But it is not our liberty only,... read more

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 7:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:3-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 7:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Esther 7:4

Group of Brands