Esther 1:1, Ahasuerus makes royal feasts; Esther 1:10, Vashti, sent for, refuses to come; Esther 1:13, Ahasuerus, by the counsel of Memucan, puts away Vashti, and makes the decree of men’s sovereignty.
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Esther 1
Esther 1 — Overview
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Esther 1 — OverviewEsther 1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSeveral things in this chapter itself are very instructive and of great
use; but the design of recording the story of it is to show how way was
made for Esther to the crown, in order to her being instrumental to…Esther 1 — OverviewEsther 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis book has its name from the person who is the principal subject of it; it is by Clemens of Alexandria called the Book of Mordecai also; it is commonly called, in the Hebrew copies, "Megillah Esther", the Volume of…Esther 1:1-9Esther 1:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWhich of the kings of Persia this Ahasuerus was the learned are not
agreed. Mordecai is said to have been one of those that were carried
captive from Jerusalem (ch. ii. 5, 6), whence it should seem that this…Esther 1:1Esther 1:1 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeAhasuerus: Prideaux has shewn satisfactorily that Ahasuerus was the Artaxerxes Longimanus of the Greeks, agreeably to the Septuagint and Josephus. See note on Ezra 6:14. Ezra 4:6; Daniel 9:1
from India: Esther 8:9;…Esther 1:2Esther 1:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgesat: 2 Samuel 7:1; 1 Kings 1:46; Daniel 4:4
Shushan: Esther 2:3, Esther 3:15, Esther 4:16, Esther 9:12-15; Nehemiah 1:1; Daniel 8:2Esther 1:2Esther 1:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThat in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom,.... Not only was placed upon it, but settled in it; after Xerxes had subdued Egypt, in the second year of his reign , and enjoyed great peace…