| Esther 5:1
| And *on the third day Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over-against the king's hall: now he sat upon his throne in the hall of the palace, over-against the door of the house.
| Year of the World 3495. And. Instead of these two verses, the Septuagint place (Haydock) what we have [in] Esther 15., with some small variation from the present account in Hebrew. But there is nothing incompatible with the truth. (Calmet) --- The king might be at first displeased; but, seeing the effect which it had upon Esther, he might feel his former sentiments of love rekindle. (Calmet) (Tirinus) --- House, or inner apartment, Esther 4:11. The throne was surprizingly magnificent, yet inferior to that of Solomon, 3 Kings 10:18. (Calmet) --- It was formed of gold and precious stones, with a curtain over it of purple and other colours. (Athen. 11:2.)
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