Esther 2:5

A certain Jew, there was, in Shusan the palace,—whose, name, was Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a man of Benjamin;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

In Context

4and, the maiden that is pleasing in the eyes of the king, let her be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing seemed good in the eyes of the king, and he did so.

6who had been exiled from Jerusalem, with the exiles who were carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah,—whom, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, exiled.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 9:1Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name, was Kish—son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjamite,—a mighty man of valour;

2 Kings 24:12Then came out Jehoiachin king of Judah, unto the king of Babylon, he and his mother, and his servants, and his generals, and his courtiers,—and the king of Babylon took him, in the eighth year of his reign.

Esther 1:2in those days,—when King Ahasuerus was sitting on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shusan the palace;

Esther 3:2And, all the kings servants who were in the kings gate, used to bend and bow themselves down unto Haman, for, so, had the king given command concerning him,—but, Mordecai, bent not nor bowed himself down.

Esther 10:3For, Mordecai the Jew, was next unto King Ahasuerus, and became great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brethren,—seeking happiness for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Matthew Henry on Esther 2:2-21

Esther's Advancement; Esther Chosen Queen. ( b. c. 514.) 1 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. 2 Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: 3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of… Read the whole commentary →

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