Esther 2:16
“So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So Esther was taken unto King Ahasuerus, into his house royal,.... Did not return on the morrow to the house of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Tebeth (compare the corresponding Egyptian month, “Tobi” or “Tubi”), corresponded nearly to our January. In the seventh…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The tenth month - Tebeth - Answering to part of our December and January.
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
the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth In the time of the Babylonish exile the months ceased to be called by the old…