1Ki 21:2, Est 5:9-14, 6:12, Pro 14:30, 1Ti 6:9-10, Jam 4:2-7 | TSK | STEP | Give me.The request of Ahab, at first view, appears fair and honourable. But, as he most evidentially wished Naboth to alienate it finally, which was expressly forbidden and provided against in the law of God, (Le 25:14-28,) it was high iniquity in Ahab to tempt him to do it, and to covet it showed the depravity of his soul. a garden of herbs. seem good to thee. Heb. be good in thine eyes.

1 Kings 21:2

Give me.The request of Ahab, at first view, appears fair and honourable. But, as he most evidentially wished Naboth to alienate it finally, which was expressly forbidden and provided against in the law of God, (Le 25:14-28,) it was high iniquity in Ahab to tempt him to do it, and to covet it showed the depravity of his soul.

Ge 3:6; Ex 20:17; De 5:21; 1Sa 8:14; Jer 22:17; Hab 2:9-11

Lu 12:15; 1Ti 6:9; Jas 1:14,15

a garden of herbs.

2Ki 9:27; De 11:10; Ec 2:5; So 4:15

seem good to thee. Heb. be good in thine eyes.

Ge 16:6; 1Sa 8:6; 29:6

Esther 5:9-14

joyful.

Job 20:5; Am 6:12,13; Lu 6:25; Joh 16:20; Jas 4:9

he stood not up.

3:2; Ps 15:4; Mt 10:28

he was full.

3:5; 1Ki 21:4; Job 31:31; Ps 27:3; Da 3:13,16-19; Mt 2:16; Ac 7:54

refrained.

Ge 43:30,31; 45:1; 2Sa 13:22,23; Ec 7:9

called for his friends. Heb. caused his friends to come.Zeresh.

6:13

the glory.

1:4; Ge 31:1; Job 31:24,25; Ps 49:6,16,17; Isa 10:8; Jer 9:23,24

Da 4:30; Mr 10:24; Lu 12:19,20; 1Ti 6:17

the multitude.

9:7-10,12,13; Job 27:14,15; Ho 9:13,14

and how he had.

3:1

Yea, Esther.Plutarch, in his life of Artaxerxes, informs us, that none but the king's mother, and his real wife, were permitted to sit at his table; and therefore he mentions it as a condescension in that prince, that he sometimes invited his brothers. Haman, therefore, had some reason to be proud of this favour.

to-morrow.

Job 8:12,13; 20:5-8; Ps 37:35,36; Pr 7:22,23; 27:1; Lu 21:34,35

1Th 5:3

Yet all this.Pride will ever render its possessor unhappy. Haman, though possessed of immense riches, glory, and honour, and the prime favourite of his king, is wretched, because he could not have the homage of that man whom his heart even despised! Oh, how distressing are the inquietudes of pride and vanity.

1Ki 21:4-6; Job 15:20; 18:4; Ec 1:2,14; Php 4:11,12

said Zeresh.

2Sa 13:3-5; 1Ki 21:7,25; 2Ch 22:3,4; Mr 6:19-24

Let a gallows. Heb. Let a tree.

7:9

speak thou.

3:8-15; 6:4

go thou in.

3:15; 1Ki 21:7; Am 6:4-6; Re 11:10

the thing.

2Sa 16:21-23; 17:1-4; Mr 14:10,11; Ac 23:14,15; Ro 1:32

he caused.