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Esther 8:8

Write ye also for the Jews as it liketh you, as they thought best in the circumstances, in the king's name and seal it with the king's ring, which had a seal on it; for the writing which is written in the king's name and sealed with the king's ring may no man reverse. It seems, then, that the king could not directly reverse or recall the decree which had been issued; but he could have a second decree issued, which would have the effect of annulling the provisions of that sent out at Haman's suggestion.

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See also Esther 8:8 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Esther 8:8. _MAY NO MAN REVERSE._] Whatever had passed the royal signet could never be revoked; no _succeeding_ edict could destroy or repeal a _preceding_ one: but one of a similar nature to t...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WRITE ... AS IT LIKETH YOU ... - (See the Esther 1:19 note. Practically, Ahasuerus reversed the “device” of Haman)....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    MORDECAI'S EXALTATION AND THE SECOND PROCLAMATION CHAPTER 8 _ 1. Mordecai's exaltation (Esther 8:1)_ 2. Esther's second petition (Esther 8:3) 3. The second proclamation (Esther 8:9) 4. The joy of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ESTHER 8. THE KING DECREES THAT THE JEWS MAY DEFEND THEMSELVES. We come now to one of the most important parts of the tale. Esther has seen Haman pass out to death not, be it noted, at her request. No...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    LIKETH. pleaseth. Compare Esther 3:11. MAY NO MAN REVERSE. But Compare Esther 3:12, and see App-23....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Ahasuerus says in effect, -I cannot reverse the decree. It is not, as you suggest, merely Haman's. It has been promulgated with my authority, and hence immutability attaches to it. But think of some m...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. Monarch's Reparation TEXT: Esther 8:3-8 3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and hi...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _WRITE YE ALSO FOR THE JEWS, AS IT LIKETH YOU, IN THE KING'S NAME, AND SEAL IT WITH THE KING'S RING: FOR THE WRITING WHICH IS WRITTEN IN THE KING'S NAME, AND SEALED WITH THE KING'S RING, MAY NO MAN RE...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE JEWS ARE SAVED 1. Did.. of Haman] The property of Haman, after his execution, was confiscated to the use of the king, to be disposed of as he thought fit....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    WRITE YE ALSO] The letters written by Haman and sealed with the king's ring could not be reversed as Esther had requested (href='190 8:5'>Est 8:5), but she and Mordecai could be empowered, as Haman ha...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD IS IN CONTROL Book of Esther _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 8 V1 That same day, King Xerxes gave to Esther all the property of Haman. (Haman had been the enemy of the *Jews.) And Mordecai came to see...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    WRITE YE.... — Esther’s device is seen through, and the king shrinks from taking so decisive a step as the revocation of a decree once issued. Such a writing “may no man reverse.” Still he will do wha...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ֠ אַתֶּם כִּתְב֨וּ עַל ־הַ יְּהוּדִ֜ים כַּ

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    COURAGE REWARDED Esther 8:1 The ring symbolized royal power and authority; by this sign Mordecai was suddenly raised to the position formerly held by Haman. He also managed for Esther the large estat...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The deposition and death of Haman issued naturally in the promotion of Mordecai. However, the peril to his people was not yet averted. The royal proclamation had gone forth that on the thirteenth day...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal [it] with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may (e) no m...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _This. Hebrew, "no one may reverse the letter," &c._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (5) And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised...

  • John Brown Commentaries Selected Books of the Bible

    The Good News I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week in our study of the book of Esther, we saw wicked Haman get what he deserved. 1. He had built the 75 ft. gallows for his enemy Mordecai, but ending up han...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 10. The Book of Nehemiah has shewn us Judah reinstated in the land, but deprived of the presence of God, except as to general blessing, and unacknow...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    WRITE YE ALSO FOR THE JEWS AS IT LIKETH YOU,.... Whatever may be thought fit and proper for their safety and security: IN THE KING'S NAME, AND SEAL IT WITH THE KING'S RING; as the former letters were...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal [it] with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man r...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Write ye also for the Jews_ On their behalf, to the governors and commanders of the king's forces, or to whom you please. _In the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring_ I offer you my authori...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    A SECOND EDICT CONCERNING THE JEWS (vv. 1-17) In all of the history we have considered, we cannot but discern the working of God as will be the case in the Great Tribulation period.Mordecai is a typ...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    3-14 It was time to be earnest, when the church of God was at stake. Esther, though safe herself, fell down and begged for the deliverance of her people. We read of no tears when she begged for her o...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    FOR THE JEWS; on their behalf, to the governors and commanders of the king's forces, or to whom you please. SEAL IT WITH THE KING'S RING; I offer you my authority and seal to confirm whatsoever you sh...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Esther 8:8 write H3789 (H8798) Jews H3064 please H2896 H5869 kings H4428 name H8034 seal H2856 ...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The vengeance order of Ahasuerus. CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Esther, Mordecai. CONCLUSION: Let the odds be against God's people, they have but to include God in their faith and He will open wa...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Esther 8:1. _On that day did the king give._ The LXX read, “In that day king Artaxerxes gave to queen Esther all the substance of the diabolical Haman;” that is, all his estates, and servants, and cat...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen._ A MONARCH’S IMBECILITY Always distrust the man who is the victim of circumstances. Great men make their circumstances and little men are made by...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 8:3 Haman was dead, but the decree he had issued with the king’s authority was still in force, for AN EDICT... CANNOT BE REVOKED (v. Esther 8:8; compare

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] ESTHER 8:7.] The answer of Ahasuerus is a refusal, but one softened as much as possible. He first dwells on the proofs he bad just given of his friendly feeling towards the Jews; he t...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION HAMAN'S HOUSE GIVEN TO ESTHER, AND THE KING'S SIGNET MADE OVER.TO MORDECAI (Esther 8:1,...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So on that day the king Ahasuerus did give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. [He gave the house to her.] And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was to h...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 21:8; 2 Timothy 2:19; Daniel 6:12; Daniel 6:8; Esther 3:12;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Reverse — For this reason he could not recall the former letters, because they were irrevocable by the law of the Medes and Persians. How much more prudent is our constitution, that no law whatever ca...

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