Esther 2:1
Therefore when these things were done, after that the indignation of king Ahasuerus was assuaged, he bethought of Vashti, and what things she had done, and what things she had suffered. (And so when these things were done, and after King Ahasuerus? indignation had been assuaged, he thought more about Vashti, and what things she must now suffer.)
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Esther 1:12And she forsook, and despised to come at the commandment of the king, which he had sent ( to her) by the honest and chaste servants, (or But she refused to come at the king’s command, which he had sent to her by the eunuchs). Wherefore the king was angry, and kindled with full great vengeance;
Esther 7:10Therefore Haman was hanged in the gibbet, which he had made ready to Mordecai, and the ire of the king rested. (And so Haman was hanged on the gallows, which he had prepared for Mordecai, and then the king’s anger was assuaged.)
Matthew Henry on Esther 2:1
Two things are recorded in this chapter, which were working towards the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's conspiracy:—I. The advancement of Esther to be queen instead of Vashti. Many others were candidates for the honour ( ver. 1-4 ); but Esther, an orphan, a captive-Jewess ( ver. 5-7 ), recommended herself to the king's chamberlain first ( ver. 8-11 ) and then to the king ( ver. 12-17 ), who made her queen, ver. 18-20 . II. The good service that Mordecai did to the king in discovering a plot against his life,… Read the whole commentary →