On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews` enemy to Esther the queen. Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was to her.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Give the house of Haman—Confiscation of goods accompanied public execution in Persia as in other Eastern countries.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Did ... give the house of Haman. —Confiscation of goods necessarily followed on a sentence of de…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

On that day did the King, Ahasuerus, give the house of Haman, the Jews' enemy, to Esther the queen

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

What Haman would have used for mischief, Esther will use for good. All the trust the king had placed in Haman, he now placed in Mordecai: a happy c…

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