Then the king’s scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and it was written just as Haman commanded to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province and to the officials of each people, each province according to its script, each people according to its language, being written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s signet ring.
Commentaries
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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,…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes