Yǐsītièjì 1:13

13 Nàshí , zaì wáng zuǒyòu cháng jiàn wáng miàn , guó zhōng zuò gāo wèi de , yǒu Bōsī hé Mǐdǐyà de qī gè dàchén , jiù shì jiǎ Shìnádì , Shìdá , Yēmǎtā , Tāshīsī , Mǐlì , Mǎxīná , Mǐmǔgān ,

Yǐsītièjì 1:13 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 1:13

Then the king said to the wise men that knew the times
Astrologers, as Aben Ezra, that knew the fit time for doing anything; or that had knowledge of ancient times, historians, well read in history, and knew things that had happened similar to this:

for so was the king's manner towards all that knew law and judgment;
it was customary with him in any case of difficulty to have the opinion and advice of those that were expert in the law, and well understood right and wrong. These are called by Herodotus ^F20 the king's judges.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Thalia, sive, l. 3. c. 14, 31. so in Aelian. Var. Hist. l. 1. c. 34.

Yǐsītièjì 1:13 In-Context

11 Qǐng wáng hòu Wǎshídī tóu daì wáng hòu de guānmiǎn dào wáng miànqián , shǐ gè dĕng chén mín kàn tāde mĕimào , yīnwei tā róngmào shén mĕi .

12 Wáng hòu Wǎshítí què bù kĕn zūn taì jiān suǒ chuán de wáng méng ér lái , suǒyǐ wáng shén fānù , xīn rú huǒshào .

13 Nàshí , zaì wáng zuǒyòu cháng jiàn wáng miàn , guó zhōng zuò gāo wèi de , yǒu Bōsī hé Mǐdǐyà de qī gè dàchén , jiù shì jiǎ Shìnádì , Shìdá , Yēmǎtā , Tāshīsī , Mǐlì , Mǎxīná , Mǐmǔgān ,

14 Dōu shì dá shí wù de míng zhé rén . àn wáng de cháng guī , bàn shì bì xiān xún wèn zhī lì míng fǎ de rén . wáng wèn tāmen shuō ,

15 Wáng hòu Wǎshítí bù zūn taì jiān suǒ chuán de wáng méng , zhàolì yīngdāng zĕnyàng bànlǐ ne .