Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
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On the thirteenth day - Haman had, apparently (compare Esther 3:7 with Esther 3:13), obtained by his use of the lot the 13th day of Adar as …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
On the thirteenth day of the first month. —From the next verse we see that the thirteenth of Adar was to be the lucky day for Hama…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then were the king's scribes called, on the thirteenth day of
the first month
The mon…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Without some acquaintance with the human heart and the history of mankind, we would not think that any prince could consent to a dreadful proposal,…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes