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Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that [were] over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and [to] every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.
Esther 3:12 — KJV
The king’s scribes. Herodotus says that “scribes” were in attendance on Xerxes throughout the Grecian war. Such persons would also be at hand in the palace, ready to draw up royal edicts.
Lieutenants. Heb., ’achashdarpenim, “satraps,” a Hebrew transliteration of the Persian khshatrapdvan, from which our “satrap” is derived. According to Herodotus, there were 20 satrapies in the time of Darius I. These were major divisions of the empire, each composed of several provinces.
The governors. That is, of the 127 provinces (see eh. 1:1). Several “governors” were responsible to each satrap.
The rulers. Or, “princes,” as in eh. 1:3; etc. These would be the native rulers or the head men of conquered tribes, who enjoyed considerable local autonomy.
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