And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and [upon] the isles of the sea. Ver. 1. _And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute, &c._] An extraordinary tribute to maintain war against the Grecians, who, uniting together, were then grown potent and formidable. To enable himself, therefore, the... [ Continue Reading ]
And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? Ver. 2. _And all the acts of his power and his might_] Lyra and Rikelius observe... [ Continue Reading ]
For Mordecai the Jew [was] next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. Ver. 3. _For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus_] _Proximus a primo,_ the king's second, as... [ Continue Reading ]