John Gill's Exposition on Esther 2:23

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out, etc.] That these two men had entered into a conspiracy to take away the king’s life; full proof and evidence were given of it: therefore they were both hanged on a tree; Josephus f103 says they were crucified; but hanging was frequent among the Persians, as Grotius observes, and better agrees with the word here used: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king; in a diary kept by the king’s order, in which memorable events were set down, and might be done in the presence of the king, as well as the book lay open before him to read at any time; and this is observed to agree with the manner of Xerxes, who is reported f104 to sit on a throne of gold to behold a sea fight between the Grecians and Persians, and had several scribes by him to take down whatever was done in the fight.

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