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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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in all the provinces: Est 1:1, Est 1:2 that they may gather: This was the usual way in which the harem, or seraglio, was furnished; the finest women in the land, whether of high or low birth, were sought out and brought to the harem. They all became the king's concubines; but one was raised as chief wife, or sultana, to the throne; and her issue was especially entitled to inherit. the custody: Heb. the hand Hege: Est 2:8, Hegai the king's chamberlain: Saris hammelech, "the king's eunuch:" so the LXX, Vulgate, Targum, and Syriac. their things: Est 2:12-14; Isa 3:18-23 Esther 2:4
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