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Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Unto the king ' s lieutenants - achashdarpeney . This is in all probability another Persian word, for there is nothing like it in the Hebrew language, nor can it be fairly deduced from any roots in that tongue. The Vulgate translates AD omnes satrapas regis , to all the satraps of the king. It is very likely that this is the true sense of the word, and that the achsadrapani , as it may be pronounced, is the Chaldee or Hebrew corruption of the Persian word satraban , the plural of satrab , a Persian peer, though the word is now nearly obsolete in the Persian language; for since the conquest of Persia by Mohammedanism, the names of officers are materially changed, as something of Islamism is generally connected with the titles of officers both civil and military, as well as religious.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Esther 3:12:
Esther 8:14
Haggai 2:23
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