The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
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Gill's Exposition
The post went out, being hastened by the king's command,.... Both to set out and make as much dispatch as possible:
and the decree was given in Shushan the palace; by the king, and with the advice…
Barnes' Notes
Shushan was perplexed - Susa was now the capital of Persia, and the main residence of the Persians of high rank. These, being attached to the religion of Zoroaster, would naturally sympathize with the…
Adam Clarke
The posts - Literally, the couriers, the hircarrahs, those who carried the public despatches; a species of public functionaries, who have been in use in all nations of the world from the remotest…
Haman values himself upon that bold and daring thought, which he fancied well became his great spirit, of destroying all the Jews - an undertaking worthy of its author, and which he promised himself…
Cambridge Bible
went forth in haste Haman fearing lest the king should change his mind and forbid the decree to be published.
the king and Haman sat down to drink We are reminded of Gloucester's words to Buckingham…
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