That evening she was taken to the king’s private rooms, and the next morning she was brought to the second harem, where the king’s wives lived. There she would be under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would never go to the king again unless he had especially enjoyed her and requested her by name.
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The second house of the women - that is, Esther returned to the “house of the women,” but not to the same part of it. She became an inmate …
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into
the second house of the women…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
We see to what absurd practices those resorted who were lacking Divine revelation, and what need there was for the gospel of Christ to purify peopl…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes