Esther 1:3-4

1:3

provided <06213> [A.M. 3542. B.C. 462. he made.]

Persia <06539> [of Persia.]

nobles <06579> [the nobles.]

1:4

displayed <07200> [When he.]

riches <06239> [the riches.]

majestic <08597> [excellent.]

Esther 1:18-19

1:18

ladies <08282> [the ladies.]

{Saroth,} the princesses: but the meaning is well expressed by our term ladies.

1:19

king .... inclined ................................... King ......... royalty <04428 02895> [it please the king. Heb. it be good with the king.]

from him ......................... presence <06440> [from him. Heb. from before him. it be not altered. Heb. it pass not away.]

Let it be inserted among the permanent laws, and be made a part of the constitution of the empire. The Persians seem to have affected such a degree of wisdom in the construction of their laws, that they never could be amended, and should never be repealed; and this formed the ground of the saying, "The laws of the Medes and Persians that change not."

another <07468> [another. Heb. her companion. that is better.]