A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Esth 5:12
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Esth 5:12 · Douay-Rheims
“And after this he said: Queen Esther also hath invited no other to the banquet with the king, but me: and with her I am also to dine tomorrow with the king:”
On this verse:
“But me. It was thought very singular, when Artaxerxes invited his own brothers. (Plut.) — But when he also admitted a foreigner, the nobility became jealous, as that honour was reserved for the king’s relations. (Athen. i.) — Dine, or feast. Only one meal was taken, (Herodotus vii. 120.) and that in the evening. (Calmet)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.