Esther 1:8 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 1:8

By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.

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ASV

And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.

KJV

And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

None did compel: for so the king had appointed - Every person drank what he pleased; he was not obliged to take more than he had reason to think would do him good. Among the Greeks, each guest was obliged to keep the round, or leave the company: hence the proverb Η πιθι, η απιθι; Drink or begone. To this Horace refers, but gives more license: - Pasco libatis dapibus; prout cuique libido est. Siccat inaequales calices conviva, solutus Legibus insanis: seu quis capit acria fortis Pocula; seu modicis humescit aetius. Horat. Sat. lib. ii., s. vi., ver.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This caution of a heathen prince, even when he would show his generosity, may shame many who are called Christians, who think they do not sufficiently show their good housekeeping, nor bid their friends welcome, unless they make them drunk, and, under pretence of sending the health round, send the sin round, and death with it.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה	ve.ha.she.ti.Yah	and the drinking	H8360 →
כַדָּ֖ת	kha.Dat	[was] according to the law	H1881 →
אֵ֣ין	'ein	there not	H369 →
אֹנֵ֑ס	'o.Nes	[was one who] compelled	H597 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
כֵ֣ן׀	khen	thus	H3651 →
יִסַּ֣ד	yi.Sad	he had appointed	H3245 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
עַ֚ל	'al	on	H5921 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
רַ֣ב	rav	<the> chief of	H7227 →
בֵּית֔וֹ	bei.To	house his	H1004 →
לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת	la.'a.Sot	to do	H6213 →
כִּרְצ֥וֹן	kir.Tzon	according to [the] pleasure of	H7522 →
אִישׁ־	'ish-	man	H376 →
וָאִֽישׁ׃	va.'Ish	and man	H376 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H1881khadat[was] according to the law22×

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Through
Jeremiah 51:7
Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
leads to
- Revelation 14:8
  Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
- Revelation 17:4
  The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual…
- Revelation 17:2
  The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
- Revelation 18:3
  All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance…
Through
Jeremiah 35:8
And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor our sons…
leads to
- Colossians 3:20
  Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
- Proverbs 1:8–9
  Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
Through
John 2:8
“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
leads to
- Proverbs 3:5–6
  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- John 2:9
  and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he…

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