Esther 1

Esther 1:1

1:1 Ahasuerus (b-10) i.e. Xerxes, see Ezra 7:1 .

Esther 1:2

1:2 fortress, (c-20) Or ‘fortified palace.’

Esther 1:3

1:3 feast (d-11) Specially for drinking, as elsewhere. power (e-20) Or ‘army.’

Esther 1:6

1:6 marble. (a-40) Or ‘mother of pearl.’

Esther 1:7

1:7 bounty. (b-25) Or ‘power;’ lit. ‘hand;’ and so ch. 2.18.

Esther 1:10

1:10 chamberlains (c-26) Or ’eunuchs;’ and so vers. 12,15, &c.

Esther 1:22

1:22 people. (a-45) i.e. ‘should speak his own tongue.’