Est 6:6-12, Pro 3:35, 11:2, 16:18, Eze 28:2-10, Dan 4:30-34 | TSK | STEP | whom the king, etc. Heb. in whose honour the kingdelighteth. To whom.

Esther 6:6-12

whom the king, etc. Heb. in whose honour the kingdelighteth.

Ps 35:27; Isa 42:1; 62:4,5; Jer 32:41; Mt 3:17; Joh 5:23

To whom.

3:2,3; 5:11; Pr 1:32; 16:18; 18:12; 30:13; Ob 1:3

whom the king, etc. Heb. in whose honour the kingdelighteth.

9,11

Let the royal, etc. Heb. Let them bring the royal apparel,wherewith the king clotheth himself.

1Sa 18:4; Lu 15:22

the horse.Herodotus relates, that the kings of Persia had horses peculiar to themselves, which were brought from Armenia, and were remarkable for their beauty; and if the same law prevailed in Persia as in Judea, no man, under the penalty of death, might ride on the king's horse, any more than sit on his throne, wear his crown, or hold his sceptre.

1Ki 1:33

bring him. Heb. cause him to ride. proclaim.

Ge 41:43; 1Ki 1:33,34; Zec 9:9

Make haste.

Da 4:37; Lu 14:11; Re 18:7

let nothing fail. Heb. suffer not a whit to fall.

2Ki 10:10

took Hamon.

Ezr 6:13; Isa 60:14; Lu 1:52; Re 3:9

and arrayed.

8:15; 9:3

the street.Pitts gives a similar account of the mode of honouring a person who turns a Mohammedan, at Algiers: "The apostate is to get on a stately steed, with a rich saddle and fine trappings: he is also richly habited, and has a turban on his head, but nothing of this is to be called his own; only there are given him about two or three yards of broad cloth, which is laid before him on the saddle. The horse, with him on his back, is led all round the city, which he is several hours in doing. The apostate is attended with drums and other music, and twenty or thirty serjeants. They march in order on each side of the horse, with naked swords in their hands. The crier goes before, with a loud voice giving thanks to God for the proselyte that is made."

came again.

2:19; 1Sa 3:15; Ps 131:1,2

hasted to his house.

2Sa 17:23; 1Ki 20:43; 21:4; 2Ch 26:20; Job 20:5

having.

7:8; 2Sa 15:30; Job 9:24; Jer 14:3,4

Proverbs 3:35

wise.

4:8; 1Sa 2:30; Ps 73:24

but.

13:8; Ps 132:18; Isa 65:13-15; Da 12:2,3

shall be the promotion of fools. Heb. exalteth the fools.

Proverbs 11:2

pride.

3:34,35; 16:18,19; Da 4:30-32; Lu 14:8-11; 18:14

but.

15:33; 1Co 8:1,2

Proverbs 16:18

11:2; 17:19; 18:12; 29:23; Es 3:5; 6:6; 7:10; Isa 2:11,12

Isa 37:10-13,38; Da 4:30-37; 5:22,24; Ob 1:3,4; Mt 26:33-35,74

Ro 11:20; 1Ti 3:6

Ezekiel 28:2-10

the prince.Josephus states, on the authority of Menander, who translated the Phoenician annals into Greek, and Philostratus, that this prince was Ithobal.

Because.

5,17; 31:10; De 8:14; 2Ch 26:16; Pr 16:18; 18:12; Isa 2:12; Da 5:22

Da 5:23; Hab 2:4; 1Ti 3:6; 1Pe 5:5

I am.

6,9; Ge 3:5; Ac 12:22,23; Re 17:3

I sit.

12-14; Isa 14:13,14; Da 4:30,31; 2Th 2:4

in the midst. Heb. in the heart.

27:3,4,26,27; *marg:

yet.

9; Ps 9:20; 72:6,7; Isa 31:3

thou set.