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Reformed 1771 · An Exposition of the Old and New Testament, Esther 1:11

John Gill, on Esth 1:11

John Gill · 1697–1771
Esth 1:11 · Douay-Rheims
“To bring in queen Vasthi before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to shew her beauty to all the people and the princes: for she was exceeding beautiful.”
On this verse:
“To bring Vashti the queen before the king,.... Not against her will, or by force; but they were sent to let her know it was the king's pleasure that she should come to him immediately: with the crown royal; that is, upon her head, to make her look the more grand and majestic: to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look upon; which was not wisely done, neither was it comely nor safe.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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