Esther 1:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. ”

Esther 1:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 1. The Royal Feast. Vashti's Disobedience and Degradation. The opening words in MT (and it came to pass) are in good Heb style, which shows that an able scribe wrote here. But they prove tha...
Esther 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

an hundred and fourscore days. This was to allow all peoples to be feasted in turn. Not all at the same time; or one feast of that duration.
Esther 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. The riches of his glorious kingdom - Luxury was the characte...
Esther 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Esther 1:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Disobedience and Disgrace of Queen Vashti 1. Ahasuerus] LXX has 'Artaxerxes,' but probably 'Xerxes,' the son of Darius Hystaspis, is meant, who succeeded his father in 485 b.c. India.. Ethio...
Esther 1:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

An hundred and fourscore days. — As a period of mere feasting, this long time (half a year) is simply incredible, but we must understand it as a time during which troops were collected, and the pla...
Esther 1:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

AHASUERUS AND VASHTI Esther 1:1-22 THE character of Ahasuerus illustrates the Nemesis of absolutism, by showing how unlimited power is crushed and dissolved beneath the weight of its own immens...
Esther 1:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Vashti's Noble Refusal Esther 1:1-22 The book opens with a royal festival, which lasted for six months, Esther 1:1-9 . Perhaps the princes came up from their governments to partake of it in ro...
Esther 1:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The events recorded in the Book of Esther occurred between the completion of the Temple and the mission of Ezra (between Ezra 6:1-22 ; Ezr 7:1-28). In all likelihood the narrative, as we have it, wa...
Esther 1:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, (3) In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his ser...
Esther 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom ,.... Xerxes was the fourth king of the Persian monarchy, and was "far richer than all" that went before him, all their riches coming into his hands...
Esther 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, [even] an hundred and fourscore days. Ver. 4. When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom...
Esther 1:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Many days, even a hundred and fourscore days Making every day a magnificent feast either for all his princes, or for some of them, who might come to the feast successively, as the king ordered them...
Esther 1:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE FIRST FEAST OF THE KING (vv. 1-4) Ahasuerus was a name given to the chief king of Persia.The Ahasuerus of verse 1 is recorded in history as Xerxes 1. His empire extended over a very large ar...
Esther 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Feast of Ahasuerus. B. C. 519. 1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this...
Esther 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Making every day a magnificent feast, either for all his princes, or for some of them, who might come to the feast successively, as the king ordered them to do. The Persian feasts are much celebrated...
Esther 1:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Esther 1:3 . The power of Persia] The king’s body-guard. The princes, the pashas, or governors of those provinces. Esther 1:4 . An hundred and fourscore days] We are not ob...
Esther 1:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Esther 1:1-9 (with Philippians 4:5 ) I. The book of Esther is to be held in everlasting remembrance, if only as showing to all ages and to all peoples how much the heavenly love and care conce...
Esther 1:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 1:1 . From India even to Ethiopia. Darius the Mede appointed one hundred and twenty governors. Hence it appears that this Ahasuérus, the Xerxes Longimanus of Herodotus, had enlarged his con...
Esther 1:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia). Artaxerxes By almost universal acknowledgment now, the sovereign here referred to...
Esther 1:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

THE GREAT FEAST OF KING AHASUERUS AT SUSA , AND THE DISGRACE OF VASHTI EXPOSITION THE GREAT FEAST ( Esther 1:1-17 ). King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) in the third year of...
Esther 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The King's Banquet
Esther 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:11 ; 1 Chronicles 29:12 ; 1 Chronicles 29:25 ; 2 Peter 1:16 ; 2 Peter 1:17 ; Colossians 1:27 ; Daniel 2:37-44 ; Daniel 4:30 ; Daniel 4:36 ; Daniel 5:18 ; Daniel 7:9-14 ; E...
Esther 1:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Many days — Making every day a magnificent feast, either for all his princes, or for some of them, who might come to the feast successively, as the king ordered them to do. The Persian feasts are m...

Esther 1:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Esther 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Esther 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Esther 1:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 1:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Esther 1:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Esther 1:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Esther 1:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Esther 1:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Esther 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Esther 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Esther 1:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 1:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Esther 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Esther 1:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Esther 1:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Esther 1:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 1:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Esther 1:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Esther 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Esther 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Esther 1:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes