Esther 1

1:1 Ahasuerus (b-10) i.e. Xerxes, see Ezra 7.1.1:1 Ahasuerus (b-10) i.e. Xerxes, see Ezra 7.1. 1:2 fortress, (c-20) Or 'fortified palace.' 1:3 feast (d-11) Specially for drinking, as elsewhere. power (e-20) Or 'army.' 1:6 marble. (a-40) Or 'mother of pearl.' 1:7 bounty. (b-25) Or 'power;' lit. 'hand;' and so ch. 2.18. 1:10 chamberlains (c-26) Or 'eunuchs;' and so vers. 12,15, &c. 1:22 people. (a-45) i.e. 'should speak his own tongue.'