Esther 1:18
“Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Translate it: “Likewise shall the princesses of Persia and Media, which have heard of the deed of the queen, say this…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The ladies of Persia - שרות saroth, the princesses; but the meaning is very well expressed by our term ladies.
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
Memucan points out that, inasmuch as the disobedience was public and notorious for the princesses who were feasting with…