Esther 9:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; ”

Esther 9:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Jews Successful against their Enemies. Adar 13th, the dreadful day, comes at last. What were the Jews to do? There were many partisans of Haman, some 500 at least in the city alone; there were...
Esther 9:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; The Jews undertook to do as they had begun - They had already kept the fifteenth day, and some of them in the co...
Esther 9:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And Mordecai wrote these things, &c.— See the introductory note to this book. It is from the 20th verse that some have supposed Mordecai to have been the author of it: but it is very evident, t...
Esther 9:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; No JFB commentary on these verses.
Esther 9:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Jews Slay their Enemies. Institution of Purim 3. All the rulers, etc.] The great massacre described in href='190 9:16'>Est 9:16 is thus represented as being in part the work of the Persian...
Esther 9:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deliverance by the Sword Esther 9:1-32 When the fateful day arrived, the Jews throughout the empire stood on the defense. As it appears from Esther 9:16 , seventy-five thousand of their assail...
Esther 9:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this final section of the Book we have an account, first, of the arrival of the fateful day and all that happened thereon. It was a day when the changed conditions in the case of Haman and Mordeca...
Esther 9:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(20) В¶ And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, (21) To stablish this among them, that they should...
Esther 9:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them. They engaged to keep these two days as festivals annually, as they had at this time done; not in a religious b...
Esther 9:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; Ver. 28. And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun ] Which yet they could not do unless God gave them a...
Esther 9:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Jews undertook to do as they had begun That is, to keep these days as festivals everywhere. Having by this means an opportunity of gathering themselves together, on any occasion, the chief of t...
Esther 9:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE JEWS VICTORIOUS (vv. 1-17) On the day prescribed in both decrees, when the enemies of the Jews expected to destroy all the Jews in the Persian empire, the tables were turned completely, for...
Esther 9:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Feast of Purim. B. C. 509. 20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters un...
Esther 9:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Having by this means opportunity to gather themselves together upon any occasion, the chief of them assembled together, and freely and unanimously consented to Mordecai's desire in this matter, and b...
Esther 9:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Esther 9:17-19 . Therefore … the fourteenth day] Because the Jews outside of Shushan did all their fighting on the thirteenth, and rested on the fourteenth, as stated in Esther...
Esther 9:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 9:1 . The enemies of the Jews. The Chaldean paraphrase says that no nation appeared in arms against the Jews but Amalek; and these were infatuated to their own destruction. The troubles whi...
Esther 9:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

On the thirteenth day of the month Adar. A national memorial This national memorial-- I. Was established by supreme authority. II. Was approved by a grateful people. III. Was sanctione...
Esther 9:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION RESULT OF THE SECOND EDICT ' THE JEWS RESIST THEIR ENEMIES , AND EFFECT A GREAT SLAUGHTER OF THEM , BUT DO NOT LAY HAND ON THEIR GOODS ( E...
Esther 9:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Purim Festival Instituted

Esther 9:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 9:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Esther 9:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Esther 9:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Esther 9:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 9:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Esther 9:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Esther 9:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Esther 9:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Esther 9:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Esther 9:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 9:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 9:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Esther 9:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Esther 9:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Esther 9:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 9:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Esther 9:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Esther 9:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann