Revised Version 1895
Esther 9:24-26
24becauseH3588 HamanH2001 the sonH1121 of Hammedatha, the AgagiteH91, the enemyH6887 of allH3605 the JewsH3064, had devisedH2803 againstH5921 the JewsH3064 to destroyH6 them, and had castH5307 PurH6332, that is, the lotH1486, to consume them, and to destroyH6 them;
25but when the matter cameH935 beforeH6440 the kingH4428, he commandedH559 by lettersH5612 that his wickedH7451 device, whichH834 he had devisedH2803 againstH5921 the JewsH3064, should returnH7725 uponH5921 his ownH6440 headH7218; and that he and his sonsH1121 should he hangedH8518 on the gallowsH6086.
26Wherefore they calledH7121 theseH428 daysH3117 PurimH6332, afterH5921 the nameH8034 of PurH6332. Therefore becauseH5921 of allH3605 the wordsH1697 of this letterH107, and of that whichH428 they had seenH7200 concerning this matterH1697, and that whichH428 had comeH5060 unto them,
Commentaries on Esther 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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