Esther 9:3

Staten Vertaling

En al de oversten der landschappen, en de stadhouders, en landvoogden, en die het werk des konings deden, verhieven de Joden; want de vreze van Mordechai was op hen gevallen.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Zelfs al de oversten der landschappen, en de vorsten en landvoogden en ambtlieden des konings, hielpen de Joden; want de vrees voor Mordechai kwam op hen.

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
En alle vorsten der provincien, de stadhouders, de landvoogden en zij die voor des konings dienst zorgden steunden de Joden; want de schrik voor Mordochai was op hen gevallen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the rulers: Esther 3:12, Esther 8:9, Ezra 8:36, Daniel 3:2, Daniel 6:1, Daniel 6:2

officers of the king: Heb. those which did the business that belonged to the king

the fear: Esther 3:2-6, Esther 8:5

Reciprocal: Esther 6:11 - and arrayed

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, blessed the Jews,.... Countenanced them and encouraged them, and gave them all assistance in their power; extolled them, as the word signifies, lifted them up, and spoke well of them, or praised them, as the Targum:

because the fear of Mordecai was upon them; he being now chief minister, they might fear, if they took part with the enemies of the Jews against them, they might be turned out of their places.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All the rulers ... helped the Jews - i. e. the Persians, who formed the standing army which kept the Empire in subjection, and were at the disposal of the various governors of provinces, took the Jews’ side. The enemies of the Jews (e. g. Esther 9:16) were almost entirely to be found among the idolatrous people of the subject nations, for whose lives neither the Persians generally, nor their monarchs, cared greatly.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Esther 9:3. And all the rulers of the provinces — Mordecai being raised to the highest confidence of the king, and to have authority over the whole realm, these officers assisted the Jews, no doubt, with the troops under their command, to overthrow those who availed themselves of the former decree to molest the Jews. For it does not appear that the Jews slew any person who did not rise up to destroy them. See Esther 9:5.