Esther 1:4

When he displayed the osher kavod malkhut (riches of the glorious kingdom) of his and the yekar (honor) + 1:4 See 1:20 of his tiferet gedulah (glorious majesty) yamim rabbim, even a hundred and eighty days.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.

In Context

3In the shnat shalosh (third year) of his reign, he gave a mishteh (feast, banquet) unto all his sarim (princes) and his avadim (officials); the might of Persia and Media, the nobles and sarim (princes) of the provinces, being before him;

5And when these yamim were expired, HaMelech gave a mishteh (feast) unto all the people that were present in the capital of Shushan, both gadol (great) and katan (small), shivat yamim (seven days), in the khatzer (courtyard) of the garden of the palace of HaMelech,

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, Hashem is HaGedulah, and HaGevurah, and HaTiferet and HaNetzach and HaHod; for all that is in the Shomayim and in Ha'aretz is Thine; Thine is the Mamlachah, O Hashem, and Thou art exalted as Rosh above all.

Job 40:10Adorn thyself now with majesty and excellency; 1 and array thyself with hod (glory) and hadar (splendor). 1

Psalms 45:3Thou art fairer than Bnei Adam; 1 chen (grace, favor) is poured upon Thy sfatayim (lips); 1 therefore Elohim hath blessed Thee l'olam. + 45:3 T.N. The coming Messianic King is called Elohim Ps 45:6 [7] just as this coming personage is called El Gibbor in Isa 9:5 ; see MJ 1:8 ; The Targumist renders Ps 45:2 [3] as a reference to Moshiach. 1

Psalms 93:1Hashem reigneth, 1 He is robed with majesty; 1 Hashem is clothed with strength, 1 wherewith He hath girded Himself; 1 the tevel (world) also is established, 1 that it cannot be moved. 1

Psalms 145:12[Lamed] To make known to the Bnei HaAdam His gevurah, 1 and the kavod hadar of His Malchus. 1

Ezekiel 28:5By thy great chochmah in thy trade 1 hast thou increased thy riches, 1 and thine lev is lifted up [in pride] 1 because of thy riches; 1

Matthew Henry on Esther 1:2-10

Esther How the providence of God watched over the Jews that had returned out of captivity to their own land, and what great and kind things were done for them, we read in the two foregoing books; but there were many who staid behind, having not zeal enough for God's house, and the holy land and city, to carry them through the difficulties of a removal thither. These, one would think, should have been excluded the special protection of Providence, as unworthy the name of Israelites; but our God deals not with us… Read the whole commentary →

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