Esther 5:2
“And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight,....…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
She obtained favor in his sight - The Septuagint represents "the king as being at first greatly enraged when he saw…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Esther 5:1-8
Here is, I. Esther's bold approach to the king, Est 5:1. When the time appointed for their fast was finished she lost no…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
held out to Esther the golden sceptre See Est 4:11.
touched So among the Greeks the suppliant laid hold of the person or…
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