Introduction
Overview
Esther 2 . 1 , Out of the choice of virgins a queen is to be chosen; Esther 2 . 5 , Mordecai the nursing father of Esther; Esther 2 . 8 , Esther preferred before the rest; Esther 2 . 12 , The manner of purification , and going in to the king; Esther 2 . 15 , Esther best pleasing the king , is made queen; Esther 2 . 21 , Mordecai discovering a treason , is recorded in the chronicles.
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he remembered . Daniel 6 . 14-18
what was decreed . Esther 1 . 12-21
Reciprocal . Esther 2 . 16 . the seventh
king's servants . Esther 1 . 10 , Esther 1 . 14 , Esther 6 . 14
Let there be . Genesis 12 . 14 , 1 Kings 1 . 2
Reciprocal . Genesis 12 . 15 . princes 1 Kings 1 . 3 . So 1 Kings 12 . 14 . the counsel
in all the provinces . Esther 1 . 1 , Esther 1 . 2
that they may gather . This was the usual way in which the harem , or seraglio , was furnished; the finest women in the land , whether of high or low birth , were sought out and brought to the harem. They all became the king's concubines; but one was raised as chief wife , or sultana , to the throne; and her issue was especially entitled to inherit.
the custody . Heb. the hand
Hege . Esther 2 . 8 , Hegai
the king's chamberlain . Saris hammelech , "the king's eunuch . " so the LXX , Vulgate , Targum , and Syriac.
their things . Esther 2 . 12-14 , Isaiah 3 . 18-23
Reciprocal . Ezra 4 . 9 . Susanchites Esther 2 . 5 . Shushan Esther 2 . 9 . her her things Esther 2 . 16 . the seventh Esther 2 . 19 . the virgins Esther 8 . 14 . Shushan
let the maiden . Matthew 20 . 16 , Matthew 22 . 14
the thing . Esther 1 . 21 , Esther 3 . 9 , Esther 3 . 10 , 2 Samuel 13 . 4-6 , 2 Samuel 16 . 21-23 , 2 Samuel 17 . 4 , Matthew 14 . 6
Reciprocal . Genesis 45 . 16 . it pleased Pharaoh well 1 Kings 1 . 3 . So Esther 2 . 19 . the virgins Esther 8 . 5 . I be pleasing
Shushan . Esther 2 . 3 , Esther 1 . 2 , Esther 5 . 1
a certain Jew . Esther 3 . 2-6 , Esther 10 . 3
the son of Shimei . 1 Samuel 9 . 1 , 2 Samuel 16 . 5
Jeconiah . 2 Kings 24 . 6 , 2 Kings 24 . 14 , 2 Kings 24 . 15 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 9 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 10 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 20 , Jeboiachin , Jeremiah 22 . 24 , Jeremiah 22 . 28 , Coniah , Jeremiah 24 . 1
brought up . Heb. nourished , Ephesians 6 . 4
Hadassah . Daniel 1 . 6 , Daniel 1 . 7
his uncle's . Esther 2 . 15 , Jeremiah 32 . 7-12
fair and beautiful . Heb. fair of form and good of countenance , Esther 1 . 11
took . Genesis 48 . 5 , 2 Corinthians 6 . 18 , 1 John 3 . 1
Reciprocal . Esther 2 . 10 . for Mordecai Esther 4 . 14 . but thou Esther 8 . 1 . came before Job 29 . 16 . a father
Hegai . One of Dr. Kennicott's manuscripts , instead of Hegai has Hege , as in Esther 2 . 3.
Reciprocal . Daniel 8 . 2 . Shushan
she obtained . Genesis 39 . 21 , 1 Kings 8 . 50 , Ezra 7 . 6 , Nehemiah 2 . 8 , Psalm 106 . 46 , Proverbs 16 . 7 , Daniel 1 . 9 , Acts 7 . 10
her her things . Esther 2 . 3 , Esther 2 . 12
such things . Heb. her portions
preferred her . Heb. changed her.
Reciprocal . Genesis 12 . 15 . taken
had not showed . Esther 3 . 8 , Esther 4 . 13 , Esther 4 . 14 , Esther 7 . 4 , Matthew 10 . 16
for Mordecai . Esther 2 . 7 , Esther 2 . 20 , Ephesians 6 . 1
Reciprocal . Hebrews 3 . 4 . but
Mordecai . The apartments of the women are accounted so inviolable , that it is even a crime to enquire what passes within their walls. A man , says Chardin , may walk a hundred days , one after the other , by the house where the women are , and yet know no more what is done there than at the farther end of Tartary. This sufficiently explains the conduct of Mordecai.
walked . Esther 2 . 13 , Esther 2 . 14
how Esther did . Heb. the peace of Esther , Genesis 37 . 14 , 1 Samuel 17 . 18 , Acts 15 . 36
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to go in . 1 Thessalonians 4 . 4 , 1 Thessalonians 4 . 5
six months . Proverbs 7 . 17 , Song of Solomon 3 . 6 , Isaiah 57 . 9 , Luke 7 . 37 , Luke 7 . 38
Reciprocal . Esther 2 . 3 . their things Esther 2 . 9 . her her things Ezekiel 23 . 40 . thou didst
Reciprocal . Esther 2 . 11 . walked
delighted . Esther 4 . 11 , Genesis 34 . 19 , Deuteronomy 21 . 14 , Isaiah 62 . 4 , Isaiah 62 . 5
she were called . Isaiah 43 . 1 , Isaiah 45 . 4
Reciprocal . Judges 19 . 1 . a concubine Esther 2 . 11 . walked
who had taken . Esther 2 . 7
Esther . Song of Solomon 6 . 9 , Song of Solomon 8 . 10 , Acts 7 . 10
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 9 . 32 . eunuchs Esther 4 . 14 . but thou Esther 8 . 1 . came before
the tenth month . Esther 8 . 9
the seventh . Esther 2 . 1 , Esther 2 . 3 , Ezra 7 . 8
Reciprocal . Ezra 10 . 9 . the ninth month Esther 3 . 7 . in the twelfth Jeremiah 39 . 1 . the tenth
favour . or , kindness
in his sight . Heb. before him
so that he set . Esther 4 . 14 , 1 Samuel 2 . 8 , Psalm 75 . 6 , Psalm 75 . 7 , Psalm 113 . 7 , Psalm 113 . 8 , Ezekiel 17 . 24 , Luke 1 . 48-52 , bishop Patrick observes , that those who suggest that Esther committed a great sin to come at the dignity of queen of Persia , do not consider the custom of those times and countries. Every one that the king took to his bed was married to him , and was his wife of a lower rank , as Hagar was to Abraham.
Reciprocal . Genesis 33 . 8 . to find 2 Kings 11 . 12 . put the crown Esther 8 . 5 . I be pleasing Ezekiel 16 . 11 . and a
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made a great . Esther 1 . 3-5 , Genesis 29 . 22 , Judges 14 . 10-17 , Song of Solomon 3 . 11 , Song of Solomon 5 . 1 , Matthew 22 . 2 , Luke 14 . 8 , Revelation 19 . 9
he made . We learn from Herodotus and Atheneus , that the Persian monarchs were accustomed to give their wives distinct cities and provinces for the purpose of supplying them with different articles of dress . one was assigned for ornamenting the head and neck; another provided robes , zones , etc.; and the city of Anthilla was given to a Persian queen , we read , to supply her with shoes and sandals. It is probable , therefore , that , at the desire of Esther , Ahasuerus relieved those cities and provinces that had before paid it , from this expense.
release . Heb. rest
gave gifts . Esther 9 . 22 , 1 Samuel 25 . 8 , Nehemiah 8 . 11 , Revelation 11 . 10
Reciprocal . Matthew 14 . 6 . birthday Mark 6 . 21 . his birthday Ephesians 4 . 8 . and
the virgins . Esther 2 . 3 , Esther 2 . 4
sat in the king's gate . Esther 2 . 21 , Esther 3 . 2 , Esther 3 . 3 , Esther 5 . 13
Reciprocal . Esther 6 . 12 . came again Daniel 2 . 49 . sat
had not yet showed . Esther 2 . 10
for Esther . Ephesians 6 . 1-3
Reciprocal . Esther 4 . 8 . to charge
Bigthan . Esther 6 . 2 , Bigthana
door . Heb. threshold
and sought . 2 Samuel 4 . 5 , 2 Samuel 4 . 6 , 2 Samuel 16 . 11 , 1 Kings 15 . 25-27 , 1 Kings 16 . 9 , 2 Kings 9 . 22-24 , 2 Kings 12 . 20 , 2 Kings 21 . 23 , Psalm 144 . 10
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 9 . 32 . eunuchs Esther 2 . 19 . sat in the king's gate Esther 3 . 2 . the king's servants Esther 7 . 9 . who had spoken Daniel 2 . 49 . sat
the thing . Ecclesiastes 10 . 20 , Acts 23 . 12-22
and Esther certified . Esther 6 . 1 , Esther 6 . 2 , Romans 11 . 33
Mordecai's name . Philippians 2 . 4
hanged . Esther 5 . 14 , Esther 7 . 10 , Genesis 40 . 19 , Genesis 40 . 22 , Deuteronomy 21 . 22 , Deuteronomy 21 . 23 , Joshua 8 . 29
the book . Esther 6 . 1 , Esther 6 . 2 , Malachi 3 . 16
Reciprocal . Joshua 10 . 26 . hanged Esther 10 . 2 . in the book