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Now on the seventh day, the king, being merry, told Haman, Bazan, Tharrha, Baraze, Zatholtha, Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven chamberlains, servants of King Ahasuerus,
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Verse 10. Wine. From the king’s excess, and the haughtiness of Vasthi, God took occasion to advance Esther, and to deliver his people. Calmet.—Mauman. Septuagint “Aman.” Tirinus.—But the names vary. The Persians seem to have had a predilection for the number seven, verse 14. Calmet. Greek “the seven eunuchs, ministers (deacons) of Artaxerxes.”
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