Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Rather, "where was an awning of fine white cotton and violet." White and blue (or violet) were the royal colors in Persia. Such awnings as are here described were very suitable to the pillared halls and porches of a Persian summer-palace, and especially to the situation of that of Susa.
The beds - Rather, "couches" or "sofas," on which the guests reclined at meals.
A pavement ... - See the margin. It is generally agreed that the four substances named are stones; but to identify the stones, or even their colors, is difficult.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Esther 1:6:
1 Samuel 28:23
Esther 8:15
Ezekiel 40:17-19
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