Esther 1:22 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

He sent letters to all parts of the empire, to each province in its own script and language, proclaiming that every man should be the ruler of his own home and should say whatever he pleases.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

He sent letters - The Persian system of posts incidentally noticed in the present book (Esther 3:12–15; [Reference Esther 8:9-14…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

He sent letters. —The Persian Empire was the first to possess a postal system . The Greek word for “compel,” in Matthew 5:41;[Refe…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

For he sent letters unto all the king's provinces The one hundred and twenty seven provinces, (Esther 1:1) , …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of special festivity often end in vexation.

Superiors should be careful not …