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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Esther 2:15

Est 2:15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. Ver. 15. Now when the turn of Esther, &c. ] Then, and not till then. So when Joseph was sufficiently humbled, the king sent and loosed him; the ruler of the people let... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Esther 2:16

Est 2:16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which [is] the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. Ver. 16. So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus ] And so that sweet promise was fulfilled and exemplified in her: "Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold," Psalms 68:13 . God raised up this poor orphan, this despicable exile out of the dust, and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Esther 2:17

Est 2:17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. Ver. 17. And the king loved Esther ] This was the Lord’s own work, who regarded the low estate of his handmaid, Luke 1:48 , and framed the king’s heart to affect her. Let all such maids as desire loving husbands, and all such wives as would have their husbands loyal and loving to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Esther 2:18

Est 2:18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, [even] Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king. Ver. 18. Then the king made a great feast ] Feasts are never more in season than at the recovery of the lost rib. See Trapp on " Gen 29:22 " Unto all his princes and his servants ] So did Mauritius, the emperor of Greece, when he married Constantina (Niceph. 1. 18, c. 8), and Henry III, emperor of... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Esther 2:19

Est 2:19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate. Ver. 19. And when the virgins were gathered together, &c. ] For a new supply of the king’s insatiable lust, say some, this affection soon growing cold to Esther. So unreasonable is lust, so inconstant carnal affection, so lawless are the wicked, so short is any happiness of perfection in this life. The Septuagint leave out this word [the second time], but the Hebrew version hath it.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Esther 2:20

Est 2:20 Esther had not [yet] shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him. Ver. 20. Esther had not yet shewed her kindred ] Taciturnity is sometimes a virtue, and Tacitus the best historian. Queen Elizabeth’s motto was, Video, taceo, I see, and say nothing. Sophocles saith, nothing better becometh a woman than silence. Euripides also saith, that silence, and modesty, and keeping at home,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Esther 2:21

Est 2:21 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. Ver. 21. In those days ] While the king was drowning himself in pleasure, and dreadeth no danger; while he was ravishing and deflouring virgins, and bragging, perhaps, as Proculus, the emperor, did, that when he made war upon the Sarmatians, in fifteen days he got with child a hundred virgins... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Esther 2:22

Est 2:22 And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told [it] unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king [thereof] in Mordecai’s name. Ver. 22. And the thing was known to Mordecai ] How he came to know it is uncertain. Josephus saith that it was revealed to him by one Barnabazus, a Jew, who was servant to one of the conspirators. R. Solomon saith that the eunuchs talked of the plot before Mordecai in the language of Tarsus, supposing that he had not understood them; and so it came... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Esther 2:23

Est 2:23 And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king. Ver. 23. And when inquisition was made of the matter ] The king neither slighted this accusation, nor too hastily believed it. Not this, lest he should discover a needless fear, or precipitate a wrong sentence. Not that, lest he should betray his own life, and put all into a confusion, as Gedaliah did, Jeremiah... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Esther 2:1

am 3543, bc 461 he remembered: Daniel 6:14-Job : what was decreed: Esther 1:12-Ecclesiastes : Reciprocal: Esther 2:16 - the seventh read more

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