Esther 6:1 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 6:1

That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.

BSB

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ASV

On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.

KJV

On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Against the Pelagians 3.10 (420)

Sleep was removed from the eyes of Ahasuerus, whom the Seventy call Artaxerxes, that he might turn over the memoirs of his faithful ministers and come on Mordecai, by whose evidence he was delivered from a conspiracy; and that thus Esther might be more acceptable and the whole people of the Jews escape imminent death.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Commentary on Chapter VI 1. Sleep - How vain are all the contrivances of foolish man against the wise and omnipotent God, who hath the hearts and hands of kings and all men perfectly at his disposal, and can by such trivial accidents (as they are accounted) change their minds, and produce such terrible effects.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But God put it into his heart to call for it, rather than for music or songs, which the Persian kings used to be attended with ( Dan. vi. 18 ) and which would have been more likely to compose him to rest. When men do that which is unaccountable we know not what God intends by it.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

On that night could not the king sleep - The Targum says the king had a dream, which was as follows: - “And the king saw one in the similitude of a man who spoke these words to him: Haman desireth to slay thee, and to make himself king in thy stead. Behold, he will come unto thee early in the morning, to ask from thee the man who rescued thee from death, that he may slay him: but say thou unto Haman, What shall be done for the man whose honor the king studieth?

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בַּלַּ֣יְלָה	ba.Lay.lah	in the night	H3915 →
הַה֔וּא	ha.Hu'	<the> that	H1931 →
נָדְדָ֖ה	na.de.Dah	it fled	H5074 →
שְׁנַ֣ת	she.Nat	[the] sleep of	H8142 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לְהָבִ֞יא	le.ha.Vi'	to bring	H935 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
סֵ֤פֶר	Se.fer	[the] book of	H5612 →
הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙	ha.zikh.ro.nOt	the reminders	H2146 →
דִּבְרֵ֣י	div.Rei	[the] words of	H1697 →
הַיָּמִ֔ים	hai.ya.Mim	the days	H3117 →
וַיִּהְי֥וּ	vai.yih.Yu	and they were	H1961 →
נִקְרָאִ֖ים	nik.ra.'Im	read aloud	H7121 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

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

H5612sefer[the] book of186×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
Isaiah 41:17
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
leads to
- Isaiah 55:1
  “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
- Isaiah 30:19
  O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.
- Isaiah 44:3
  For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Matthew 5:6
  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Psalms 72:12–13
  For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
Through
Daniel 6:18
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.
leads to
- Daniel 2:1
  In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
Through
Esther 5:8
If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the…
leads to
- Proverbs 16:9
  A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Through
Daniel 2:1
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
leads to
- Daniel 4:5
  I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Esther

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Esther