| Esther 6:1
| That* night the king passed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him,
| Year of the World 3495. Sleep. Anxious what Esther could desire. Septuagint, "But the Lord removed sleep from the king that night." (Haydock) --- Providence watched over the welfare of his people. --- Chronicles. The kings took particular care (Calmet) to have their benefactors mentioned in history and rewarded. (Herodotus 8:85.) Assuerus had not recourse to musicians, etc., wisely (Tirinus) reflecting that history is the most pleasing and useful amusement. (Cicero, etc.) (Tirinus) --- God directed him on this occasion, as his eye never sleepeth. (Josephus) (Worthington)
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