Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
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Gill's Exposition
Now in the twelfth month, that is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same,.... Of which see Est 3:13,
when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution; even both…
Barnes' Notes
Drew near - Or, “arrived,” or “reached the time” specified Est 3:13; Est 8:12.
Adam Clarke
Now in the twelfth month - What a number of providences, and none of them apparently of an extraordinary nature, concurred to preserve a people so signally, and to all human appearance so inevitably,…
We have here a decisive battle fought between the Jews and their enemies, in which the Jews were victorious. Neither side was surprised; for both had notice of it long enough before, so that it was a…
Est 9:1-10. Overthrow of the Jews" enemies
The story, omitting the intermediate months of preparation, now passes to the date fixed by the decree for the Jews" overthrow.
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