Esther 1:10-12
the heart.Ge 43:34; Jud 16:25; 1Sa 25:36,37; 2Sa 13:28; Pr 20:1; Ec 7:2-4Ec 10:19; Eph 5:18,19Harbona.7:9Harbonah. chamberlains. or, eunuchs.Da 1:3-5,18,19 Vashti.Pr 16:9; 23:29-33; Mr 6:21,22fair to look on. Heb. good of countenance.1Sa 25:3; 2Sa 14:25; Pr 31:30 the queen.This refusal of Vashti's, to expose herself to the view of such a group of drunken Bacchanalians, was highly praiseworthy, and became the dignity of her rank and the modesty of her sex. refused.Ge 3:16; Eph 5:22,24; 1Pe 3:1by his chamberlains. Heb. which was by the hand of hiseunuchs. was the king. Pr 19:12; 20:2; Da 2:12; 3:13,19; Na 1:6; Re 6:16,17burned.Ex 32:19,22; De 29:20; Ps 74:1; 79:5Isaiah 3:16-26
the daughters.1:8; 4:4; Mt 21:5; Lu 23:28are haughty.24:4; 32:9-11; Pr 16:18; 30:13; Eze 16:49,50; Zep 3:11wanton eyes. Heb. deceiving with their eyes.Or, as {messakkaroth ainayim} is rendered in the Targum, "painting their eyes with stibium:" for {sakar} is probably the same as the Chaldee {sekar,} or that import. mincing. or, tripping nicely. and making.The Eastern ladies wear on their ankles large rings to which smaller ones are attached, which make a tinkling sound as they move nimbly. smite.Le 13:29,30,43,44; De 28:27; Re 16:2discover. Heb. made naked.20:4; 47:2,3; Jer 13:22; Eze 16:36,37; 23:25-29; Mic 1:11; Na 3:5 tinkling ornaments.16cauls. or, networks.{Shevisim,} probably the rich embroidered kerchiefs used to bind on their caps on the head, described by Lady M. W. Montague, Let. 32. round tires.Jud 8:21; *marg: chains. or, sweet-balls.{Neteephoth,} earrings or drops; in Arabic, {netafat.} the bracelets.Ge 24:22,30,53; 38:18,25; Ex 35:22; Nu 31:50; Eze 16:11mufflers. or, spangled ornaments. tablets. Heb. houses of the soul.Probably perfume boxes, as rendered by Bp. Lowth. the earrings.{Lechashim,} probably amulets. Ge 35:4; Ex 32:2; Eze 16:12; Ho 2:13 rings.Ge 41:42; Es 8:12; So 5:14; Lu 15:22; Jas 2:2nose jewels.Ge 24:47; 1Ti 2:9,10; 1Pe 3:3,4 The changeable suits.{Machalatzoth,} probably loose robes, used according to the weather. glasses.Ex 38:8fine linen.Ge 41:42; 1Ch 15:27; Eze 16:10; Lu 16:19; Re 19:8,14vails.Ge 24:65; Ru 3:15; So 5:7 instead.57:9; Pr 7:17baldness.22:12; Eze 7:18; Mic 1:16a girding.15:3; 32:9-11; Job 16:15; Jer 4:8; 6:26; 48:37; 49:3; La 2:10Eze 27:31; Joe 1:8; Am 8:10; Re 11:3burning.4:4; Le 26:16; De 28:22; 32:24; Re 16:9; 18:9 Thy men.2Ch 29:9; Jer 11:22; 14:18; 18:21; 19:7; 21:9; La 2:21; Am 9:10mighty. Heb. might. her gates.Jer 14:2; La 1:4desolate. or, emptied. Heb. cleansed. shall sit.47:1; Job 2:8,13; La 2:10; Eze 26:16; Lu 19:44Daniel 5:2
Belshazzar.Belshazzar is said by Josephus to be the same as Naboandelus, the Nabonadius of Ptolemy, and the Labynetus of Herodotus. He reigned seven years, during which time he was engaged in unsuccessful wars with the Medes and Persians; and at this very time was besieged by Cyrus. the golden.1:2; 2Ki 24:13; 25:15; 2Ch 36:10,18; Ezr 1:7-11; Jer 27:16-22Jer 52:19father. or, grandfather.11,13,18; 2Sa 9:7; 2Ki 8:25-27; 2Ch 11:20; 15:16; Jer 27:7taken out. Chal. brought forth. might.4,23Matthew 14:6
birth-day.Ge 40:20; Es 1:2-9; 2:18; Da 5:1-4; Ho 1:5,6; Mr 6:21-23the daughter.22:24danced.Es 1:10-12before them. Gr. in the midst.
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