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Esther 7:6
Esther 7:6
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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Esther 7 — OverviewEsther 7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe are now to attend the second banquet to which the king and Haman
were invited: and there, I. Esther presents her petition to the king
for her life and the life of her people, ver. 1-4. II. She plainly
tells…Esther 7 — OverviewEsther 7 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeEsther 7:1, Esther, entertaining the king and Haman, makes suit for her own life, and her people’s; Esther 7:5, She accuses Haman; Esther 7:7, The king in his anger, understanding of the gallows which Haman had made for…Esther 7 — OverviewEsther 7 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleEsther, being solicited by the king to tell him her petition, asks for her life and the lives of her people, who were sold to be destroyed, Es 7:1, the king, amazed at her request, inquires who was the person that dared…Esther 7:1-6Esther 7:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe 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…Esther 7:6Esther 7:6 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeThe adversary: Heb. The man adversary
this wicked: 1 Samuel 24:13; Psalms 27:2, Psalms 139:19-22; Proverbs 24:24-25; Ecclesiastes 5:8; 1 Corinthians 5:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:8
was afraid: Nehemiah 6:16; Job 15:21-22,…