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Esther 6:9

Esther 6:9
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes,.... The one:

that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour; and the other to…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

One of the king's most noble princes - Alas, Poor Haman! Never was the fable of the dog and shadow more literally fulfilled. Thou didst gape at the shadow, and didst lose the substance.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Esther 6:4-11

It is now morning, and people begin to stir.

I. Haman is so impatient to get Mordecai hanged that he comes early to court, to be ready at the king's levee, before any other business is brought before…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Esther 6:1-11

Est 6:1-11. Mordecai's elevation

In this section we are shewn the strange concatenation of apparently trivial circumstances which collectively have the effect of bestowing the highest reward and most…

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