Esther 10:2
“And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For Mordecai the Jew was next unto Ahasuerus,.... The second man in the kingdom, the principal of the counsellors, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Power and ... might - In the later years of Xerxes his “power and might” were chiefly shown in the erection of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The book of the chronicles of Media and Persia? - The Persians have ever been remarkable for keeping exact chronicles of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Esther 10:1-13
We are here told,
I. How great and powerful king Ahasuerus was. He had a vast dominion, both in the continent and among…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
in the book of the chronicles the official records. See on Est 2:23. The formula may be imitated from the phraseology in…
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