Verse 28
28. Dromedaries The dromedary differs from the camel in being of a finer and more elegant form, having one hump on the back instead of two, and in being trained for greater speed. But the Hebrew word רכשׁ means a swift-courser, or race-horse, and in Micah 1:13, is rendered swift-beast, one that was used with the chariot, and so could hardly be the dromedary. In Esther 8:10; Esther 8:14, it is rendered mule, but swift-courser would be better.
Where the officers were The Septuagint and Vulgate read, where the king was. But it is still better simply to supply they, referring to the horses and coursers. The barley and straw were brought where the horses were kept by those who had this matter in charge, every man according to his charge כמשׁפשׂו , literally, according to his judgment; that is, according to the amount which it was decided each should bring.
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