Esther 4:7
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
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Gill's Exposition
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him,.... How that, for refusing to reverence Haman, he was incensed against him, and against all the Jews for his sake; and had vowed revenge on…
So strictly did the laws of Persia confine the wives, especially the king's wives, that it was not possible for Mordecai to have a conference with Esther about this important affair, but divers…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the exact sum The A.V. less closely the sum. The Heb. word is derived from a root meaning to distinguish, explain. It occurs again in Est 10:2 (- the full accountof the greatness of Mordecai").
that…