Esther 2:11-14 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:5-20

Esther. The strange plan adopted for the providing of a new queen in the room of Vashti resulted in a good choice. We need not assume that Esther was a willing- candidate for royal honours. The account we have favours the belief that she passively yielded to a power which she could not resist. Among the attractive qualities she possessed, we may notice— I. BEAUTY . She had a fair form and a good countenance. Physical beauty is not to be despised. It is one of God's gifts, and has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:5-20

Mordecai. Mordecai possessed a lofty nature, and was destined to do great things; but our notice of him here is restricted to his relation to Esther up to the time when she was made queen. He presents to our view— I. A FINE NATURAL DISPOSITION . When his cousin Esther lost her parents he "took her for his own daughter." His heart and home were at once opened to the little orphaned girl. The natures of men vary greatly. Some are born tender, some hard; but all may do much to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:11

Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house . Mordecai seems to have been one of the porters at the main entrance to the palace, and his proper place was at the gateway. He contrived, however, during some part of each day to visit the court in front-of the seraglio, in order to see Esther, or at any rate obtain intelligence concerning her. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:11

Watchful solicitude. It is observable that Mordecai did not remit his attention and care when his adopted daughter was taken into the royal palace. He still made it his daily business to ascertain her happiness and her prospects. Remark— I. THAT THE YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED NEED TO BE WATCHED WITH A ZEALOUS AND AFFECTIONATE CARE . NO person with any experience of human life can be ignorant of this necessity. How many young people have we known who have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:11

A relative's solicitude. "Mordecai walked every day before the court." Esther was cousin-german to Mordecai, being the daughter of his father's brother. Her relationship was not, therefore, very close, yet we see what great interest Mordecai took in her. The text teaches us— I. How GOD RAISES UP FRIENDS FOR THE APPARENTLY FRIENDLESS , Esther's parents were possibly very troubled, when passing from this world, as to what would become of their daughter. God, however,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:12

After she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women. Rather, "After she had been (in the palace), according to the law prescribed to the women, twelve months." A year's purification was considered necessary before any maiden could approach the king (see the comment on Esther 2:3 ). Six months with oil of myrrh . Myrrh was highly esteemed, both for its scent and for its purifying power, by the ancients. In Egypt it was employed largely in the preparation of mummies... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:13

Then thus came every maiden , etc. Rather, "And when each maiden came thus purified to the king, whatever she asked was given her," etc. The whole verse is one sentence. The meaning is, that on quitting the house of the women for the king's apartments, each maiden was entitled to demand anything that she liked in the way of dress or ornament, and it had to be given her. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:14

On the morrow . Literally, "in the morning ." The second house of the women . The gynaeceum comprised at least three distinct houses:— 1 . A residence for the queen, corresponding to that which Solomon built for the daughter of Pharaoh ( 1 Kings 7:8 ); 2 . A house for the secondary wives, or concubines; and, 3 . A house for the virgins. On returning from her first visit to the king's chamber, a woman ordinarily became an inmate of the "second house." This "second house" was... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 2:11

Mordecai occupied, apparently, a humble place in the royal household. He was probably one of the porters or doorkeepers at the main entrance to the palace Esther 2:21. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 2:14

The second house of the women - i. e. Esther returned to the “house of the women,” but not to the same part of it. She became an inmate of the “second house,” or “house of the concubines,” under the superintendence of a distinct officer, Shaashgaz. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:5-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:5-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 2:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 2:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Esther 2:14

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