The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women’s house to the king’s house.
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The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women’s house to the king’s house.
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Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house.
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when then the maiden came unto the king, whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain What apparel she asked of the eunuch, that was…
What apparel she asked of the eunuch, that was he bound to give her.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Est 2:13 Then thus came [every] maiden unto the…
Est 2:13 Then thus came [every] maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house.
Ver. 13. Then thus came every maiden to the king] Thus prepared, anointed, appointed, &c., rejoicing in that whereof they had reason rather to repent, as too many do now-a-days, while they go dancing to hell in their bolts.
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Whatsoever she desired was given her] Omne quod dicebat, was but ask and have; so lavish is lust, and so foolish are men to bestow cost upon so hard a reckoning.
Unto the king’s house] Ad regis cubiculum, saith the old interpreter, to the king’s bed chamber.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Then thus; thus purified and prepared; and thus as…
Then thus; thus purified and prepared; and thus as it follows.
Whatsoever she desired, for ornament, or by way of attendance.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then thus came every virgin unto the king,.... When…
Then thus came every virgin unto the king,.... When her twelve months were up, and she was purified in the manner before observed:
whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house; whatever she commanded the chamberlain was obliged to furnish her with, or grant it to her, whether for ornament, as jewels, rich apparel, &c. or for attendance; whatever prince or peer she required to accompany her to the king, was to be obtained for her, as the Targum: and everything for mirth, all kinds of songs, or instruments of music, as Jarchi.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Desired - For ornament, or by way of attendance.…
Desired - For ornament, or by way of attendance. And it should be observed, that every one whom the king took to his bed, was his wife of a lower rank, as Hagar was Abraham's, so that it would have been no sin or dishonour to Esther, though she had not been made queen.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. Whatsoever she desired] When any of the…
Verse 13. Whatsoever she desired] When any of the young women were called to go to the king, it appears that it was an ordinance that whatever kind of dress stuff, colour, jewels, &c., they thought best to set off their persons, and render them more engaging, should be given them.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Est 2:13. Thus came every maiden unto the king…
Est 2:13. Thus came every maiden unto the king — Thus purified and prepared, and thus furnished and attended, as it follows. Whatsoever she desired was given her — For ornament, or by way of attendance. And it should be observed, that every one whom the king took to his bed was his wife of a lower rank, as Hagar was Abraham’s; so that it would have been no sin or dishonour to Esther, though she had not been made queen.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. Whatsoever she desired — In the way of…
13. Whatsoever she desired — In the way of jewels, ornaments, or dress. “No doubt,” says Rawlinson, “the virgins generally took the opportunity — one that would occur but once in their lives — to load themselves with precious ornaments of various kinds, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, anklets, and the like.”
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. then in this wise] better than then thus…
13. then in this wise] better than then thus of A.V., as marking more forcibly the commencement of the apodosis, answering to the somewhat distant ‘Now when’ at the beginning of Est_2:12.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Then thus came every maiden, etc. Rather, "And when…
Then thus came every maiden, etc. Rather, "And when each maiden came thus purified to the king, whatever she asked was given her," etc. The whole verse is one sentence. The meaning is, that on quitting the house of the women for the king"s apartments, each maiden was entitled to demand anything that she liked in the way of dress or ornament, and it had to be given her.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.