Esther 1
1 1:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus; here and throughout Esther
2 1:1 That is, the upper Nile region
h Est 7:8; Eze 23:41; Am 3:12; 6:4
l S Ge 14:18; Est 3:15; 5:6; 7:2; Pr 31:4–7; Da 5:1–4
Esther 2
1 2:6 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin
i S Ge 37:3; 1Sa 9:22–24; S 2Ki 25:30; Est 9:19; Eze 16:9–13; Da 1:5
p S Ge 18:3; S 30:27; Est 5:8; 7:3; 8:5
2 2:21 Hebrew Bigthan, a variant of Bigthana
y S Ge 40:19; S Dt 21:22–23; Ps 7:14–16; Pr 26:27; Ecc 10:8
Esther 3
a S Ex 17:8–16; S Nu 24:7; Dt 25:17–19; 1Sa 14:48
1 3:7 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have And the lot fell on.
2 3:9 That is, about 375 tons or about 340 metric tons
Esther 4
Esther 5
1 5:14 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters
Esther 6
Esther 7
1 7:4 Or quiet, but the compensation our adversary offers cannot be compared with the loss the king would suffer
g S Ge 34:7; S Est 1:12; Pr 19:12; 20:1–2
p S Dt 21:22–23; Ps 7:14–16; 9:16; Pr 11:5–6; S 26:27; S Mt 7:2
2 7:9 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters
Esther 8
c S Ge 41:41; Pr 13:22; 14:35; Da 2:48
d S Ex 17:8–16
h S Dt 21:22–23
i S Est 3:12–14
1 8:9 That is, the upper Nile region
o S Ge 14:23; S Est 3:13; 9:10, 15, 16
2 8:11 Or province, together with their women and children, who might attack them;
x Est 4:1–3; Ps 112:4; Jer 29:4–7
y Ps 35:27; 45:15; 51:8; Pr 11:10
Esther 9
e Ps 35:26; 40:14; 70:2; 71:13, 24
k Dt 25:17–19; S 1Sa 15:3; S Ezr 4:6
l S Est 5:11; Ps 127:3–5
n S Ge 14:23; S 1Sa 14:32; S Est 3:13
q S Dt 21:22–23
z Dt 16:11, 14; S Est 2:9; Rev 11:10
e S Ex 17:8–16
j S Dt 21:22–23
1 9:25 Or when Esther came before the king
Esther 10