Matthew Poole and continuators on Esther 7:5

5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he? and where is he that durst presume in his heart to do so ?

The expressions are short and doubled, as proceeding from a discomposed and enraged mind.

i. e. To circumvent me, and by subtilty to procure an irrevocable decree, whereby not only my estate should be so much impaired, and so many of my innocent Subjects be destroyed without mercy, but my Queen also should be involved in the same danger and destruction.

Marginal references: Heb. w[illegible: 1+ letters]se heart [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1+ letters] led him.