They spoke to him day after day, but still he refused to comply with the order. So they spoke to Haman about this to see if he would tolerate Mordecai’s conduct, since Mordecai had told them he was a Jew.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Whether Mordecai’s matters would stand - Rather, “whether Mordecai’s words would be accepted as valid” — whether, that is, his excuse, that …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Whether Mordecai’s matters would stand. —This should be understood as his words: whether his statement that he belonged t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him
Putting him in mind of his duty to obey the king's command, sugges…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Mordecai refused to reverence Haman. The religion of a Jew forbade him to give honors to any mortal man that smacked of idolatry, especially to suc…