Esther 1:5
“And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when these days were ended,.... The one hundred and eighty, in which the nobles, princes, and great men of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Feasts on this extensive scale were not unusual in the East. Cyrus is said on one occasion to have feasted “all the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A feast unto all the people - The first was a feast for the nobles in general; this, for the people of the city at…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Esther 1:1-9
Which of the kings of Persia this Ahasuerus was the learned are not agreed. Mordecai is said to have been one of those…