Ester 4:5

Svenska Bibel

Då kallade Ester till sig Hatak, en av de hovmän som konungen hade anställt i hennes tjänst, och bjöd honom att gå till Mordokai, för att få veta vad som var på färde, och varför han gjorde så.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

appointed to attend upon her: Heb. set before her, Esther 1:10, Esther 1:12

to know: Romans 12:15, 1 Corinthians 12:26, Philippians 2:4, Hebrews 4:15

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 21:5 - Why is thy spirit Malachi 3:16 - spake

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her,.... Which, according to the Targum, was Daniel a; but it is not likely that Daniel should have lived to this time; however, this officer was not only intrusted with the care of the queen by the king, but she had also an high opinion of him, and therefore employed him in this affair:

and gave a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was; what was the reason of his appearing in sackcloth, and why he did not receive the clothes she sent him.

a So Midrash Esther, fol. 94. 3. & Jarchi in Dan. iv. 5.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Esther 4:5. Then called Esther for Hatach — This eunuch the king had appointed to wait upon her, partly, as is still the case in the East, to serve her, and partly, to observe her conduct; for no despot is ever exempt from a twofold torture, jealousy and suspicion.