Both hanged on a tree — i.e., “crucified” or “impaled,” the ordinary punishment of rebels and traitors in Persia.

The book of the …

Hanged on a tree. —They were crucified; a common punishment among the Persians, especially for rebels (Herodotus iii. 120…

And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out ,
&c.] That these two men had entered into a conspirac…

Good subjects must not conceal any evil plot they know of against the prince or the public peace. Mordecai was not rewarded at the time, but a reme…