Watches of the Night
Esther 6:1
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles…


Had Ahasuerus been a pious man, and acquainted with the Word of God, he would have filled up She watches of the night with religious meditations, or called for the book of the law of the Lord, in which he would have found both instruction and entertainment.

(T. McCrie, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

WEB: On that night, the king couldn't sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.




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