And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:
Study Helps
Interpretation
It was time to be earnest, when the church of God was at stake. Esther, though safe herself, fell down and begged for the deliverance of her people.
Glossary
- Hammedatha Person
- Father of Haman, designated usually “the Agagite” ( Esther 3:1 , 10; 8:5).