Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

This second letter of Purim - Mordecai’s first letter (Esther 9:20) was to some extent tentative, a recommendation. The Jews gen…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

This second letter. —It seems to us that the first letter must be that extracted from the king by Esther (Esther 8:8),…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai
the Jew, wrote with all authority

Matthew Henry

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…

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