Esther 8:2-3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 8:1-2

It was but lately that we had Esther and Mordecai in tears and in fears, but fasting and praying; now let us see how to them there arose light in darkness. Here is, 1. Esther enriched. Haman was hanged as a traitor, therefore his estate was forfeited to the crown, and the king gave it all to Esther, in recompence for the fright that wicked man had put her into and the vexation he had created her, Est. 8:1. His houses and lands, good sand chattels, and all the money he had heaped up which he... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 8:3-14

Haman, the chief enemy of the Jews, was hanged, Mordecai and Esther, their chief friends, were sufficiently protected; but many others there were in the king's dominions that hated the Jews and desired their ruin, and to their rage and malice all the rest of that people lay exposed; for the edict against them was still in force, and, in pursuance of it, their enemies would on the day appointed fall upon them, and they would be deemed as rebels against the king and his government if they should... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 8:2

And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai ,.... which, with the Persians, was a token of the strongest affection and strictest friendship F26 Alex. ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 1. c. 26. & l. 2. c. 19. ; the Targum calls it his signatory ring, that with which he signed laws, edicts, letters, patents, &c.; and so hereby made him keeper of the seals: and Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman ; appointed him her steward of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 8:3

And Esther spake yet again before the king ,.... Went into his presence, without being called for as before, with a new petition: and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears ; the more to work upon his affections, and move him to grant her request; which she might be the more encouraged to hope for, through the success she already had: to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews ; to revoke, abolish, and make void a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 8:2

The king took off his ring - In the ring was the seal of the king. Giving the ring to Mordecai was tantamount to giving him the seal of the kingdom, and constituting him the same as lord chancellor among us. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 8:1-2

The lowly exalted. In the East, where monarchs are absolute, and where king's favourites are ministers of state, changes of fortune are familiar and proverbial. When one of our statesmen quits office he usually does so in an honourable way, and loses little of consideration by the change. But a vizier when deposed is disgraced, his property is often forfeited, and he himself is often put to a violent death. So was it with Haman. When the king's wrath turned against him he was slain, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 8:1-3

Hopeful changes. I. THE CHANGES IN HUMAN LIFE ARE OFTEN WONDERFUL . They startle us— 1 . By their suddenness. An empire, a city, a house, a reputation, or a power which it has taken long to build up may fall in a day. 2 . By their completeness. What may have seemed durable as time itself passes away and leaves no memorial. "Like the baseless fabric of a vision," magnificent empires have perished, and left "not a wrack behind" ( Psalms 9:6 ). 3 . By the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 8:1-17

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 8:2

And the king took off his ring . The king's signet would, as a matter of course, be taken from Haman before his execution and restored to Ahasuerus, who now once more wore it himself. Business, however, was irksome to him, and, having resolved to make Mordecai minister in Haman's room, he very soon took the signet off again, and made it over to the new vizier. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman . It would not have been seemly for Esther to give away what she had received as a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 8:3

Esther spake yet again before the king . It might have seemed to be the business of Mordecai, as the king's chief minister, to advise him in a matter of public policy, and one in which the interests of so many of his subjects were vitally concerned. But the new minister did not perhaps feel sure of his influence, or quite know what to recommend. Esther was therefore again put forward to address the king. Fell down at his feet . Compare 1 Samuel 25:24 ; 2 Kings 4:37 , etc . And... read more

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