Esther 2:12
“Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to King Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Six months with oil of myrrh - See on Est 2:3 (note). The reason of this purification seems not to be apprehended by any…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Esther 2:1-20
How God put down one that was high and mighty from her seat we read in the chapter before, and are now to be told how he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
after that it had been done to her according to the law for the women, twelve months More accurate than A.V. after that…
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