and said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight and the thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to annihilate the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.
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To reverse. —Rather, to bring back, to recall. Esther shows considerable skill in wording her request. She avoids speakin…
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And said, if it please the king, and if I have found favour in
his sight, and the thing seem right befor…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
It was time to be earnest when the church of God was at stake. Esther, though safe herself, fell down and begged for the deliverance of her people.…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott