4When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
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Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Which of the kings of Persia this Ahasuerus was the learned are not agreed. Mordecai is said to have been one of those that were carried captive from Jerusalem ( Est. 2:5 , 6 ), whence it should seem that this Ahasuerus was one of the first kings of that empire. Dr. Lightfoot thinks that he was that Artaxerxes who hindered the building of the temple, who is called also Ahasuerus ( Ezra 4:6 , 7 ),…
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