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Keil & Delitzsch, on Esth 1:12
Keil & Delitzsch · 1861–1875
Esth 1:12 · Douay-Rheims
“But she refused, and would not come at the king’s commandment, which he had signified to her by the eunuchs. Whereupon the king, being angry, and inflamed with a very great fury,”
On this verse:
“The queen refused to appear at the king's command as delivered by the eunuchs, because she did not choose to stake her dignity as a queen and a wife before his inebriated guests. The audacity of Persians in such a condition is evident from the history related Herod. Est 1:18.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.