And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
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Gill's Exposition
And Esther spake yet again before the king,.... Went into his presence, without being called for as before, with a new petition:
and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears; the more to…
Barnes' Notes
Though Haman was dead, his work was not yet undone. The royal decree had gone forth, and, according to Persian notions, could not be directly recalled or reversed Est 8:8. Mordecai did not dare,…
Haman, the chief enemy of the Jews, was hanged, Mordecai and Esther, their chief friends, were sufficiently protected; but many others there were in the king's dominions that hated the Jews and…
Cambridge Bible
Est 8:3-17. Arrangements for the deliverance of the Jews
3. spake yet again before the king thus apparently taking the risk of again entering his presence unsummoned, but, under the new circumstances,…
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