4 For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty.
4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
4 while he showed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor and pomp of his greatness for many days, 180 days.
4 For six months he put on exhibit the huge wealth of his empire and its stunningly beautiful royal splendors.
4 when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all.
4 The celebration lasted 180Â days-a tremendous display of the opulent wealth of his empire and the pomp and splendor of his majesty.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Esther 1:4
Commentary on Esther 1:1-9
(Read Esther 1:1-9)
The pride of Ahasuerus's heart rising with the grandeur of his kingdom, he made an extravagant feast. This was vain glory. Better is a dinner of herbs with quietness, than this banquet of wine, with all the noise and tumult that must have attended it. But except grace prevails in the heart, self-exaltation and self-indulgence, in one form or another, will be the ruling principle. Yet none did compel; so that if any drank to excess, it was their own fault. This caution of a heathen prince, even when he would show his generosity, may shame many called Christians, who, under pretence of sending the health round, send sin round, and death with it. There is a woe to them that do so; let them read it, and tremble, Habakkuk 2:15,16.