laid a tribute: Esther 1:1, Esther 8:9; Luke 2:1
the isles: Genesis 10:5; Psalms 72:10; Isaiah 24:15; Daniel 11:18
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Esther 10:1
Esther 10:1
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Esther 10 — OverviewEsther 10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis is but a part of a chapter; the rest of it, beginning at v. 4,
with six chapters more, being found only in the Greek, is rejected as
apocryphal. In these three verses we have only some short hints, I.…Esther 10 — OverviewEsther 10 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeEsther 10:1, Ahasuerus’ greatness; Esther 10:3, Mordecai’s advancement.Esther 10 — OverviewEsther 10 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter is very short, and just makes mention of a tribute Ahasuerus laid on his realm, Es 10:1, refers to the Persian chronicles, both for the greatness of him, and of Mordecai, and is closed with the character of…Esther 10:1-3Esther 10:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe are here told,
I. How great and powerful king Ahasuerus was. He had a vast dominion,
both in the continent and among the islands, from which he raised a
vast revenue. Besides the usual customs which the kings…Esther 10:1Esther 10:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryKing Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land. Darius, the son of Hystaspes, was the first to do this (Herod; 3.89); but, as the tribute had to be rearranged from time to time (ibid; 6.42), any subsequent Persian monarch…Esther 10:1Esther 10:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryA king's tribute and power.
Ahasuerus is certainly not brought before us in this book as a model king. He was careless of the lives of his subjects, indifferent to justice, callous to suffering, capricious in his…