Esther 2:5
“Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now in Shushan the palace was a certain Jew,.... Not one of the tribe of Judah, for he was afterwards called a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Mordecai, the eunuch Est 2:7, Est 2:11, has been conjectured to be the same as Matacas, who, according to Ctesias, was…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Whose name was Mordecai - The Targum says, "He was the son of Jair, the son of Shimea, the son of Gera, the son of…
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
There was a certain Jew The grammatical form in the original may be intended to emphasize the abruptness with which…
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