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Selected Verse: Esther 9:32 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Es 9:32 |
King James |
And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| As "the book" elsewhere in Esther always means a particular book - "the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia" - Est 2:23; Est 6:1; Est 10:2 it seems best to give it the same sense here. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Either - Who had received authority from the king. The book - In the records which the Jews kept of their most memorable passages. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
The decree of Esther confirmed these matters - It was received by the Jews universally with all respect, and they bound themselves to abide by it.
The Vulgate gives a strange turn to this verse: Et omnia quae libri hujus, qui vocatur Esther, historia continentur; "And all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther."
The Targum says, And by the word of Esther all these things relative to Purim were confirmed; and the roll was transcribed in this book. The Syriac is the same as the Hebrew, and the Septuagint in this place not very different. |
2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
1 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
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.