CHAPTER X _Ahasuerus lays a tribute on his dominions_, 1. _Mordecai's advancement under him_, 2. _His character_, 3. NOTES ON CHAP. X Verse Esther 10:1. _LAID A TRIBUTE UPON THE LAND_] On the _one hundred and_ _twenty-seven_ provinces of which we have already heard. _THE ISLES OF THE SEA._] Pr... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Esther 10:2. _THE BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES OF MEDIA AND PERSIA?_] The Persians have ever been remarkable for keeping exact chronicles of all public events. Their _Tareekhs_, which are compositions of this kind, are still very numerous, and indeed very important.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Esther 10:3. Was _NEXT UNTO KING AHASUERUS_] He was his prime minister; and, under him, was the governor of the whole empire. The _Targum_ is extravagant in its encomiums upon Mordecai: "All the kings of the earth feared and trembled before him: he was as resplendent as the evening star among... [ Continue Reading ]