John Gill, on Esth 8:12

“And one day of revenge was appointed through all the provinces, to wit, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar.”

“So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out,.... Or on the mules, which in the Persian language were called "ahashteranim"; See Gill on Est 8:10, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment; who gave them a special order to make what haste they could, that the Jews might have time to prepare for their defence, and their enemies be the more intimidated: and the decree was given at Shushan the palace; the king's counsellors agreeing to it, and perhaps signing it, as they did the former; see Est 3:15.”

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