There were white cotton curtains and blue hangings caught up with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Rather, “where was an awning of fine white cotton and violet.” White and blue (or violet) were the royal colors in Persia. Such awnings as are desc…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Where were white... —This should be [hangings of] “white cotton and blue.” The word translated “cotton” (Hebrew, carpas) …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Where were white, green, and blue hangings
Or curtains of fine linen, as the Targum, which were of these several col…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

As pride rose in Ahasuerus's heart with the grandeur of his kingdom, he made an extravagant feast. This was vainglory. A dinner of herbs with quiet…

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