“All the king’s officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter. And the king has not called for me to come to him for thirty days.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The golden scepter - In all the numerous representations of Persian kings at Persepolis the monarch holds a long tapering staff (probably th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

There is one law of his ... —Literally, one is his law; that is, there is one unvarying…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces
know
Not only the prin…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We are prone to shrink from services that are accompanied by danger or loss. But when the cause of Christ and his people demands it, we must take u…