Matthew Poole and continuators on Esther 1:19
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Esther1:19
19 If it please the king , let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians, and the Medes, that it be not altered , that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
Which this cunning Politician knew it would do.
Which caution was necessary for his own security; for if the Queen should recover her State, and the kings Favour, he was most likely to fall into his displeasure.
Marginal references: Heb. if it [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1 word] with the King.; Heb. from [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1 word].; Heb. that it [illegible: 1 word] away. Ch. 8. 8.; Heb. [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1 word] c[illegible: 1+ letters]panion.
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