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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Esth 4:8
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Esth 4:8 · Douay-Rheims
“He gave him also a copy of the edict which was hanging up in Susan, that he should shew it to the queen, and admonish her to go in to the king, and to entreat him for her people.”
On this verse:
“charge her that she should go in unto the king--This language is exceedingly strong. As it can scarcely be supposed that Mordecai was still using authority over Esther as his adopted daughter, he must be considered as imploring rather than commanding her, in the name of her brethren and in the name of her God, to make a direct appeal to the feelings of her royal husband.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.