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Esther 9:4 KJV
Esther · chapter 9 · verse 4
For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.Esther 9:4 · King James Version
Esther 9:4 in context
2The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
3And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
4For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
5Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
6And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- provincesmᵉdîynâhproperly, a judgeshipH4082 →
- MordecaiMordᵉkayMordecai, an IsraeliteH4782 →
- king'smeleka kingH4428 →
- greatgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- waxedhâlakto walkH1980 →
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We have here a decisive battle fought between the Jews and their enemies, in which the Jews were victorious. Neither side was surprised; for both had notice of it long enough before, so that it was a fair trial of skill between them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-19