Esther 1:12
“But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But the queen refused to came at the king's commandment by his chamberlains,.... Even though he sent by them again, as…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Vashti refused to come - And much should she be commended for it. What woman, possessing even a common share of prudence…
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, 1882–1921
refused to come as being aware of the insults likely to be put upon her in a scene of drunken revelry, and by a king so…
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