Esther 5:11

“And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, etc.] Of the multitude of them; which he did partly in a way of ostentation, and partly, if he could, to make his mind easy under the mortification he received from Mordecai; and, it may be, chiefly to aggravate his rudeness and ill behaviour towards him, a man of so much wealth: and the multitude of his children; he had ten, as we learn from (<170910>Esther 9:10), but the former Targum enlarges them, beyond credit, to the number of two hundred and eight, besides his ten sons, and Shimshai the scribe; such were had in great esteem with the Persians who had many children; to such the king used to send gifts annually f136: and all the things…”

“The multitude of his children - Herodotus tells us that, next to prowess in arms, it was regarded as the greatest proof of manly excellence in Persia to be the father of many sons.” Haman had ten sons (see the margin reference). return to 'Top of Page'”

“the glory: Est 1:4; Gen 31:1; Job 31:24, Job 31:25; Psa 49:6, Psa 49:16, Psa 49:17; Isa 10:8; Jer 9:23, Jer 9:24; Dan 4:30; Mar 10:24; Luk 12:19, Luk 12:20; Ti1 6:17 the multitude: Est 9:7-10, Est 9:12, Est 9:13; Job 27:14, Job 27:15; Hos 9:13, Hos 9:14 and how he had: Est 3:1 Esther 5:12”