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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comTreasury Of Scripture Knowledge - Esther 2:3 - 2:3
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in all the provinces: Est 1:1-2
that they may gather: This was the usual way in which the harem, or seraglio, was furnished; the finest women in the land, whether of high or low birth, were sought out and brought to the harem. They all became the king's concubines; but one was raised as chief wife, or sultana, to the throne; and her issue was especially entitled to inherit.
the custody: Heb. the hand
Hege: Est 2:8, Hegai
the king's chamberlain: Saris hammelech, "the king's eunuch:" so the LXX, Vulgate, Targum, and Syriac.
their things: Est 2:12-14; Isa 3:18-23