Neh 1:1, Est 1:2, 2:8, 3:15, 7:6, 8:15, 9:11, 15 | TSK | STEP | Nehemiah, understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem, mourns, fasts, and prays. His prayer. Nehemiah. in the month. in the twentieth. Shushan.Shushan, or Susa, was the capital of Susiana, a province of Persia, and the winter residence of the Persian monarchs; situated about 252 miles east of Babylon, and the same distance south-south-east of Ecbatana, in lat. 32 degrees, long. 49 degrees. The circumference of its walls was about 120 stadia. Shouster is supposed to occupy its site.

Nehemiah 1:1

1 Nehemiah, understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem, mourns, fasts, and prays.

5 His prayer.

Nehemiah.

10:1

in the month.

Ezr 10:9; Zec 7:1

in the twentieth.

Ezr 7:7

Shushan.Shushan, or Susa, was the capital of Susiana, a province of Persia, and the winter residence of the Persian monarchs; situated about 252 miles east of Babylon, and the same distance south-south-east of Ecbatana, in lat. 32 degrees, long. 49 degrees. The circumference of its walls was about 120 stadia. Shouster is supposed to occupy its site.

Es 1:2; 3:15; Da 8:2

Esther 1:2

sat.

2Sa 7:1; 1Ki 1:46; Da 4:4

Shushan.

2:3; 3:15; 4:16; 9:12-15; Ne 1:1; Da 8:2

Esther 2:8

Hegai.One of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., instead of Hegai has Hegé, as in ver. 3.

Esther 3:15

hastened.

Pr 1:16; 4:16

sat down.

Ho 7:5; Am 6:6; Joh 16:20; Re 11:10

the city.

4:16; 8:15; Pr 29:2

Esther 7:6

The adversary. Heb. The man adversary. this wicked.

1Sa 24:13; Ps 27:2; 139:19-22; Pr 24:24,25; Ec 5:8; 1Co 5:13

2Th 2:8

was afraid.

Ne 6:16; Job 15:21,22; 18:5-12; Ps 73:5-9,17-20; Pr 16:14

Isa 21:4; Da 5:5,6

before. or, at the presence of.

Esther 8:15

royal apparel.

5:1; 6:8,11; Ge 41:42; Mt 6:29; 11:8; Lu 16:19

blue. or, violet.

1:6

and with a great crown.Mordecai was now made the chief minister, or vizier, instead of Haman; and was accordingly invested with the "royal apparel," in conformity to the custom of the East. So we are informed, in the History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, that on the election of a new {sheikh bellet,} or chief of the country, in Egypt, the {pasha} who approves of him invests him with a robe of valuable fur. Perhaps the crown was one of the insignia of the office of vizier. Concerning the blue, fine linen, and purple, see the Notes on Ex 25:4; 39:27.

the city.Haman was too proud to be popular: few lamented his fall.

3:15; Pr 29:2

Esther 9:11

was brought. Heb. came.

Esther 9:15

gathered themselves.

2,13; 8:11; Ps 118:7-12

but on the prey.

10,16; 1Th 5:22; Heb 13:5