Esther 1:2

1 Kings 1:46; 2 Samuel 7:1; Daniel 4:4; Daniel 8:2; Esther 2:3; Esther 3:15; Esther 4:16; Esther 9:12-15; Nehemiah 1:1

Related Commentaries of Esther 1:2

Arno Geneva Study Bible

[That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus (c) sat on the throne of his kingdom, which [was] in Shushan the palace, (c) That is, had rest and qui...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

in those days: i.e. the days when these events took place. At other times he dwelt at Ecbatana, or elsewhere. Esther 1:1 mentions the ruler; Est...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, Sat on the throne of his kingdom -...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

When the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne— That is, enjoying peace and tranquillity through his large dominions; for the history of his accession t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, When the king Ahasuerus sat on...
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, wh...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Shushan ] i.e. Susa in Elam, the country lying to the E. of the Persian Gulf. The palace ] lit. 'the fortress,' as in Nehemiah 1:1 .;
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Shushan. — Susa. Mentioned also in Nehemiah 1:1 . It was the general abode of the Persian kings. (See Herod. vii. 6.)
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...
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 cam...
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)....
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...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE BOOK OF ESTHER ‘Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus … that in those days … Esther arose, and stood before the king, and said, … how c...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

That in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom ,.... Not only was placed upon it, but settled in it; after Xerxes had...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Esther 1:2 [That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which [was] in Shushan the palace, Ver. 2. When the k...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom Was settled in the quiet possession of it, enjoying peace and tranquillity throughout his large dom...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Feast of Ahasuerus. B. C. 519. 1 N...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Sat on the throne of his kingdom, i.e. either was lately advanced to it, or rather was settled in the peaceable possession of it. The palace; or,...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

PERSIAN SPLENDOUR CRITICAL NOTES.] Esther 1:1 . Ahasuerus] Heb. Ahashverosh. Prince, chief. A name given in Scripture to Cambyses, the son of C...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Esther 1:1-3 ; Esther 8:4-6 I. Let us observe the outward stage of these events. In the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, the Persian court forms, a...
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...
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 Xe...
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 a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

THE GREAT FEAST OF KING AHASUERUS AT SUSA , AND THE DISGRACE OF VASHTI EXPOSITION THE GREAT FEAST ( Esther 1:1-1...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The King's Banquet
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

that in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, the Persian monarchs always being pictured as sitting on a throne under...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Sat — Was settled in the peaceable possession of it. Shushan — The chief or royal city. Shushan might be the proper name of the palace, which thenc...

² That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

Related Commentaries of Esther 1:2

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Esther 1:2