Charles Ellicott Commentary Esther 8:1

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Esther 8:1

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Esther 8:1

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews` enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her." — Esther 8:1 (ASV)

Did ... give the house of Haman. —Confiscation of goods necessarily followed on a sentence of death in the East. So, in our own case, a convicted felon’s property is forfeited to the Crown.