Matthew Poole and continuators on Esther 6:8

8 Let the royal apparel be brought, which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon , and the crown royal which is set upon his head .

His outward garment which was made of purple, interwoven with gold, as Iustin and Curtius relate.

Usually: which was well known both by his excellency, and especially by his peculiar trappings and ornaments. Comp. 1 Kings 1. 33.

Either 1. Upon the Kings head. Or, 2. Upon the Horses head▪ which seems best to agree. 1. With that antient Chaldee Interpreter, and other Jews who take it thus. 2. With the signification and order of the Hebrew words. 3. With the following verses, in which there is no further mention of this Crown, but only of the apparel, and of the horse, to which the Crown belonged as one of his ornaments. 4. With the custom of the Persians, which some affirm to have been this, to put the Crown upon the head of that Horse, upon which the King rode.

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word] them bring the [illegible: 1+ letters]l apparel.; Heb. wherewith the king clotheth himself.