And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
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Gill's Exposition
And he sware unto her,.... He added an oath to what he had before said, the more to confirm it, and to encourage her in her request, and which he repeated in stronger language:
whatsoever thou shalt…
Adam Clarke
Unto the half of my kingdom - A noble price for a dance! This extravagance in favor of female dancers has the fullest scope in the east, even to the present day. M. Anquetil du Perron, in the…
Here is, I. The wild notions that the people had concerning our Lord Jesus, Mar 6:15. His own countrymen could believe nothing great concerning him, because they knew his poor kindred; but others that…
Cambridge Bible
unto the half of my kingdom Compare the words of Ahasuerus (i. e. Xerxes) to Esther: "What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be…
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