Verse | Translation | Text |
Es 6:3 | Strong Concordance | And the king [04428] said [0559], What honour [03366] and dignity [01420] hath been done [06213] to Mordecai [04782] for this? Then said [0559] the king's [04428] servants [05288] that ministered [08334] unto him, There is nothing [01697] done [06213] for him. |
King James | And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
It was a settled principle of the Persian government that "Royal Benefactors" were to receive an adequate reward. The names of such persons were placed on a special roll, and care was taken that they should be properly recompensed, though they sometimes waited for months or years before they were rewarded. |