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Selected Verse: Esther 3:11 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Es 3:11 |
King James |
And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The silver is given to thee - Some understand this to mean that Xerxes refused the silver which Haman had offered to him; but the passage is better explained as a grant to him of all the property of such Jews as should be executed Est 3:13. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The silver - Keep it to thy own use; I accept the offer for the deed. |
13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.