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

“ So Esther's maids and her chamberlainsb came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not. ”

Esther 4:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Esther’s maids ... told it her - Esther’s nationality and her relationship to Mordecai were probably by this time known to her attendants, though still concealed from the king. See Esther 7:4 .
Esther 4:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 4. The Dismay of the Jews. Mordecai Overcomes Esther's Reluctance to Intercede with the King. And now the gloom spreads. At this point, the LXX has a pathetic message from Mordecai to his ni...
Esther 4:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

maids. See note on Esther 2:4 . chamberlains . eunuchs.
Esther 4:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he receive...
Esther 4:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he recei...
Esther 4:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Mordecai's Appeal to Esther to Save her Countrymen 1. When Mordecai perceived] His position at the door of the palace (href='190 2:21'>Est 2:21) would enable him to obtain early intelligence.
Esther 4:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

So Esther’s maids... — It is perhaps fair to infer from this, that Esther’s connection with Mordecai was known to those about her, though as yet not to the king.
Esther 4:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

QUEEN ESTHER Esther 4:1-5 ; Esther 7:1-4 ; Esther 9:12-13 THE young Jewess who wins the admiration of the Persian king above all the chosen maidens of his realm, and who then delivers her peo...
Esther 4:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Opportunity for Patriotic Devotion Esther 4:1-17 It seemed as if the whole nation would suddenly be cut off to satisfy the hatred of Haman, and Mordecai knew that he had been the cause of the p...
Esther 4:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The news of the intended slaughter reached Esther in the royal palace, and she sent to make inquiries. Thus between the extreme need of her people and the king she became a direct link. The custom an...
Esther 4:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he recei...
Esther 4:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her ,.... Her maids of honour and eunuchs that attended her, which they might tell her merely as a piece of news, there being something shocki...
Esther 4:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told [it] her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he receive...
Esther 4:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

So Esther's maids came and told it her Namely, that Mordecai appeared before the king's gate in sackcloth. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved Imagining some mischief had befallen him, and not...
Esther 4:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ESTHER AGREES TO INTERCEDE (vv. 1-17) Mordecai of course very soon learned of this satanic plot of Haman against Israel and he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes in token of humilia...
Esther 4:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Great Mourning among the Jews. B. C. 510. 1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, M...
Esther 4:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

She sent raiment to clothe Mordecai; that so he might be capable of returning to his former place, if not of coming to her to acquaint her with the cause of that unusual sorrow.
Esther 4:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Esther 4:1 . Perceived all that was done] Evident that Mordecai knew not only the terms of the public proclamation, but the particulars of the private arrangement between Haman...
Esther 4:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 4:8 . He gave him the copy of the writing; for the decree, or dogma, was exposed to the public. Esther 4:11 . One law of his to put him to death. This was an ancient law of the Persian...
Esther 4:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment. Sorrow net superficially removed Esther, in her elevation, and in her separation from her friends, was far from forgetting them. Sh...
Esther 4:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION MOURNING OF MORDECAI , AND OF THE JEWS GENERALLY , ON HEARING OF THE DECREE ( Esther 4:1-17 Esther 4:1-17 ). Haman had no doubt kept his intentions secret un...
Esther 4:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Mourning of the Jews
Esther 4:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 8:15 ; 2 Kings 9:32 ; Acts 8:27 ; Esther 1:12 ; Genesis 37:35 ; Isaiah 56:3 ; Jeremiah 31:15 ; Psalms 77:2
Esther 4:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To clothe — That so he might be capable of returning to his former place, if not of coming to her to acquaint her with the cause of his sorrow.

Esther 4:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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

Esther 4:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

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

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

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

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

Esther 4:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

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

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

Esther 4:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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

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

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

Esther 4:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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

Esther 4:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Esther 4:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

Esther 4:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Esther 4:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes