10The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
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Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. …
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-19)We have here a decisive battle fought between the Jews and their enemies, in which the Jews were victorious. Neither side was surprised; for both had notice of it long enough before, so that it was a fair trial of skill between them. Nor could either side call the other rebels , for they were both supported by the royal authority. I. The enemies of the Jews were the aggressors. They hoped, notwith…
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