Esther 2:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiaha king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. ”

Esther 2:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Esther Chosen Queen. Ere long Ahasuerus longs for his lost queen's comradeship. He is moved to issue a summons throughout all his territories, commanding all fair maidens to appear as candidates fo...
Esther 2:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeconiah . Jehoiachin ( 2 Kings 24:6 ). carried away. Compare 2 Kings 24:14 ; 2 Kings 24:15 ; Jeremiah 1:24-34 :133 years before the generally received date (i.e. 598-465. 133), which, therefo...
Esther 2:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
Esther 2:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. No JFB commentar...
Esther 2:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Choice of Esther to be Queen. Mordecai's Service 1. He remembered, etc.] LXX has 'he thought no more of Vashti, remembering what,' etc.
Esther 2:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Who had been ... — The antecedent is obviously Kish, though as far as the mere grammar goes it might have been Mordecai. Jeconiah. — That is, Jehoiachin. (See 2 Kings 24:12-16 .) Nebuchadnezz...
Esther 2:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

MORDECAI Esther 2:5-6 ; Esther 4:1 ; Esther 6:10-11 ; Esther 9:1-4 THE hectic enthusiast who inspires Daniel Deronda with his passionate ideas is evidently a reflection in modern literature...
Esther 2:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Service of a Foreigner Esther 2:1-23 Esther's Hebrew name meant Myrtle. It could not have been easy for her to retain her sweet simplicity amid the corruptions of her time, but her Persian...
Esther 2:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have a revelation of customs obtaining in the household of the king. We can read them with thankfulness that wherever the purifying forces of revealed religion have operated they h...
Esther 2:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; (6) Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the...
Esther 2:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Who had been carried away from Jerusalem ,.... Which, according to some f, is to be connected, not with Mordecai, but with Kish, his great-grandfather; and indeed otherwise Mordecai must be now a ve...
Esther 2:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. Ver. 6. Who had been...
Esther 2:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Who had been carried away from Jerusalem This may refer either to Kish, Mordecai's grandfather, last mentioned, or to Mordecai himself, which, however, is not probable, as in that case he must have...
Esther 2:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ESTHER CHOSEN AS QUEEN (vv. 1-18) We read nothing more as to Vashti, whether she was simply banished from the king's court or killed. But it was four years before the king married a queen to tak...
Esther 2:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Esther's Advancement; Esther Chosen Queen. B. C. 514. 1 After these things, when the wra...
Esther 2:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Who had been carried away: this may be referred either, 1. To Kish, Mordecai's grandfather last mentioned; or, 2. To Mordecai, who was then carried away, either, 1. In the loins of his parent...
Esther 2:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Esther 2:5 .] Jair, Shimei, and Kish can hardly mean the father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of Mordecai. On the contrary, if Jair were perhaps his father, Shimei and Kis...
Esther 2:6 - Scofield Reference Notes

Jeconiah Or, Jehoiachin; ( 2 Kings 24:6 ).
Esther 2:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 2:3 . Gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace. The polygamy we have hitherto seen is small in comparison of the indulgences of the Babylonian and Persian court. T...
Esther 2:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

And let the king appoint officers The weak and lowly Poor, helpless, feeble, may be the earthward aspect of true religion. Beggars shall be taken from the dunghill, to set them among princes....
Esther 2:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE QUEST FOR MAIDENS , AND THE CHOICE OF ESTHER TO BE QUEEN IN VASHTI 'S PLACE ( Esther 2:1-17 ). Vashti having ceased to be queen, Ahasuerus appears to h...
Esther 2:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Choice of Virgins for the Position of Queen
Esther 2:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 36:10 ; 2 Chronicles 36:20 ; 2 Chronicles 36:9 ; 2 Kings 24:14 ; 2 Kings 24:15 ; 2 Kings 24:6 ; Jeremiah 22:24 ; Jeremiah 22:28 ; Jeremiah 24:1

Esther 2:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 2:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Esther 2:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Esther 2:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Esther 2:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 2:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Esther 2:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Esther 2:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Esther 2:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Esther 2:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Esther 2:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Esther 2:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Esther 2:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 2:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 2:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Esther 2:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Esther 2:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Esther 2:6 - Scofield Reference Notes

Esther 2:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 2:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Esther 2:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Esther 2:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Esther 2:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge