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Esther 5:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Esther 5:14

Verse 14 of 14

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Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.

Esther 5:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Esther 5:14

Theological / Devotional

Gallows. Literally, “tree.” Ordinarily, the Persians did not hang men, but executed them by impalement (see on eh. 2:23).

Fifty cubits high. Approximately 73 ft. (22.3 m.; see Vol. I, p. 165). This recurs in eh. 7:9, where it is added that the gallows was erected at Hainan’s house. Persian houses had an interior “patio,” or court, as is the custom with Spanish houses. The height of the gallows was probably for the purpose of making the execution of Mordecai visible throughout the city.

Speak thou. Hainan’s friends assumed that the immediate execution of one Jew would be permitted at the request of the chief minister.

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