John Gill's Exposition on Esther 9:2

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities, throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, etc.] Wherever they lived: to lay hand on such as sought their hurt; who not only threatened them what they would do on this day, but were risen up in arms in quest of them: and no man could withstand them, for the fear of them fell upon all people; when they understood that Haman was hanged, and Mordecai the Jew advanced, and that the queen herself was a Jew, and that the Jews had the royal grant to act both defensively and offensively; and no doubt but the panic was of God.

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