For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.
Both sides came armed and ready, for both knew what was coming; this was no ambush but a fair trial. The Jews' enemies were stubborn fools who refused to learn from Haman's fall and Mordecai's rise, and chose instead to rush toward their own destruction. Had they only sat still, not a hair of their heads would have fallen; but they could not resist the urge to meddle, and so they rolled a stone upon themselves that crushed them.
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Commenting on Esther 9:1-19
For Mordecai was great in the king's house,.... Not only over Esther's affairs, but was one of the king's counsellors, and was the chief minister of state: and his fame went out throughout all the provinces; what a favourite he was of the king, as well as a relation of the queen, and how wise and just his administrations were: for this man Mordecai waxed...
Est 9:4 “For Mordochai was great in the king’s house (was much esteemed by the king), and his fame went through all the provinces (שׁמעו as in Jos 6:27; Jos 9:9; Jer 6:24); for this man Mordochai became continually greater;” comp. 2Ch 17:12, where the partic. גּדל stands instead of the inf. abs. גּדול.