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title: "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible -  Esther 6"
description: "CHAPTER 6   :-. AHASUERUS
REWARDS MORDECAI
FOR FORMER SERVICE. 1. the king . . . commanded to bring
the book of records of the chronicles—In Eastern court"
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---

CHAPTER 6

. AHASUERUS
REWARDS MORDECAI
FOR FORMER SERVICE.

**1. the king . . . commanded to bring
the book of records of the chronicles**—In Eastern courts, there
are scribes or officers whose duty it is to keep a journal of every
occurrence worthy of notice. A book of this kind, abounding with
anecdotes, is full of interest. It has been a custom with Eastern
kings, in all ages, frequently to cause the annals of the kingdom to
be read to them. It is resorted to, not merely as a pastime to while
away the tedium of an hour, but as a source of instruction to the
monarch, by reviewing the important incidents of his own life, as
well as those of his ancestors. There was, therefore, nothing
uncommon in this Persian monarch calling for the court journal. But,
in his being unable to sleep at that particular juncture, in his
ordering the book then to be read to him, and in his attention having
been specially directed to the important and as yet unrewarded
services of Mordecai, the immediate interposition of Providence is
distinctly visible.

**4. Now Haman was come into the
outward court**—This was early in the morning. It is the
invariable custom for kings in Eastern countries to transact business
before the sun is hot, often in the open air, and so Haman was in all
probability come officially to attend on his master.

**6. What shall be done unto the man
whom the king delighteth to honour?**—In bestowing tokens of
their favor, the kings of Persia do not at once, and as it were by
their own will, determine the kind of honor that shall be awarded;
but they turn to the courtier standing next in rank to themselves,
and ask him what shall be done to the individual who has rendered the
service specified; and according to the answer received, the royal
mandate is issued.

**8. the royal apparel . . . which the
king useth to wear**—A coat which has been on the back of a king
or prince is reckoned a most honorable gift, and is given with great
ceremony.
**the horse that the king
rideth upon**—Persia was a country of horses, and the highbred
charger that the king rode upon acquired, in the eyes of his venal
subjects, a sort of sacredness from that circumstance.
**and the crown royal which is
set upon his head**—either the royal turban, or it may be a
tiara, with which, on state processions, the horse's head was
adorned.

**9. delivered to the hand of one of
the king's most noble princes . . . array the man**—On grand and
public occasions, the royal steed is led by the highest subject
through the principal streets of the city, a ceremony which may
occupy several hours.

**11. Then Haman took,** &c.—This
sudden reverse, however painful to Haman as an individual, is
particularly characteristic of the Persian manners.

**14. came the king's chamberlains,
and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had
prepared**—Besides the invitation given to an entertainment, a
message is always sent to the guests, immediately at the day and hour
appointed, to announce that all things are ready.

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