Esther 1:22
“For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For he sent letters unto all the king's provinces,.... The one hundred and twenty seven provinces, Est 1:1, which,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He sent letters - The Persian system of posts incidentally noticed in the present book Est 3:12-15; Est 8:9-14, is in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
That every man should bear rule in his own house - Both God's law and common sense taught this from the foundation of…
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
he sent letters into all the king's provinces There was an excellent system of posts in Persia, which, according to…
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