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Esther 4:7 KJV
Esther · chapter 4 · verse 7
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.Esther 4:7 · King James Version
Esther 4:7 in context
5Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
6So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
7And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
9And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- treasuriesgeneztreasureH1595 →
- MordecaiMordᵉkayMordecai, an IsraeliteH4782 →
- happenedqârâhto light uponH7136 →
- promisedʼâmarto sayH559 →
- king'smeleka kingH4428 →
- moneykeçephsilverH3701 →
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So strictly did the laws of Persia confine the wives, especially the king's wives, that it was not possible for Mordecai to have a conference with Esther about this important affair, but divers messages are here carried between them by Hatach, whom the king had appointed to attend her, and it seems he was one she…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-17