_NOW IT CAME TO PASS ON THE THIRD DAY, THAT ESTHER PUT ON HER ROYAL APPAREL, AND STOOD IN THE INNER COURT OF THE KING'S HOUSE, OVER AGAINST THE KING'S HOUSE: AND THE KING SAT UPON HIS ROYAL THRONE IN THE ROYAL HOUSE, OVER AGAINST THE GATE OF THE HOUSE._ ESTHER PUT ON HER ROYAL APPAREL. It was not on... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT WAS SO, WHEN THE KING SAW ESTHER THE QUEEN STANDING IN THE COURT, THAT SHE OBTAINED FAVOUR IN HIS SIGHT: AND THE KING HELD OUT TO ESTHER THE GOLDEN SCEPTRE THAT WAS IN HIS HAND. SO ESTHER DREW NEAR, AND TOUCHED THE TOP OF THE SCEPTRE._ The king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN SAID THE KING UNTO HER, WHAT WILT THOU, QUEEN ESTHER? AND WHAT IS THY REQUEST? IT SHALL BE EVEN GIVEN THEE TO THE HALF OF THE KINGDOM._ It shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. This mode of speaking originated in the Persian custom of appropriating for the maintenance of great... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ESTHER ANSWERED, IF IT SEEM GOOD UNTO THE KING, LET THE KING AND HAMAN COME THIS DAY UNTO THE BANQUET THAT I HAVE PREPARED FOR HIM._ Let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him. There was great address in this procedure of Esther's; because, by showing su... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN THE KING SAID, CAUSE HAMAN TO MAKE HASTE, THAT HE MAY DO AS ESTHER HATH SAID. SO THE KING AND HAMAN CAME TO THE BANQUET THAT ESTHER HAD PREPARED._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_IF I HAVE FOUND FAVOUR IN THE SIGHT OF THE KING, AND IF IT PLEASE THE KING TO GRANT MY PETITION, AND TO_ _ PERFORM MY REQUEST, LET THE KING AND HAMAN COME TO THE BANQUET THAT I SHALL PREPARE FOR THEM, AND I WILL DO TO MORROW AS THE KING HATH SAID._ Let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I... [ Continue Reading ]