Esther 1:10
“On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
On the seventh day,.... Of the feast, the last day of it, which the Rabbins, as Jarchi observes, say was the sabbath…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He commanded Mehuman - All these are doubtless Persian names; but so disguised by passing through a Hebrew medium, that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Esther 1:10-22
We have here a damp to all the mirth of Ahasuerus's feast; it ended in heaviness, not as Job's children's feast by a…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Esther 1:10-22
Vashti's disgrace
10. he commanded Mehuman etc. The names of the seven chamberlains, or rather, eunuchs, who were sent…
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