Est 1:22 | TNotes | STEP | 1:22 The decree was published in each region in its own script and language so that the decree would be understood by every language group in the vast Persian Empire. • every man should be the ruler of his own home: It was already the cultural norm throughout the ancient Near East at that time that men ruled their houses. The decree added legal enforcement of the custom.

‏ Esther 1:22

1:22 ^a The decree was published in each region in its own script and language so that the decree would be understood by every language group in the vast Persian Empire.

• every man should be the ruler of his own home: It was already the cultural norm throughout the ancient Near East at that time that men ruled their houses. The decree added legal enforcement of the custom.