Esther 9:24 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, had plotted to crush and destroy them on the date determined by casting lots (the lots were called purim).

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Purim. —See above on Esther 3:7.

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy ofall the Jews, had devised against the Jews to d…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The observance of the Jewish feasts is a public declaration of the truth of the Old Testament Scriptures. And as the Old Testament Scriptures are t…