Esther 9:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

All such as joined themselves unto them, i.e. Gentile proselytes; who were obliged to submit to other of the Jewish laws, and therefore to this also; the rather, because they enjoyed the benefit of this day's deliverance; without which the Jewish nation and religion had been in a great measure, if not wholly, extinct in the world. According to their writing, i.e. according to that writing which was drawn up by Mordecai with Esther's consent, Esther 9:23,29, and afterwards confirmed by the consent of all the Jews in the several places.

Esther 9:27

27 The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail,f that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;