Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible
His ring - i. e. the royal signet by which the decrees of the government were signed.
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable
Haman’s "house" ( Esther 8:1) was his estate. Esther received the estate, probably to compensate her for her suffering. The king gave Mordecai Haman’s place as second in authority (cf. Joseph, Genesis 41:42; Nehemiah, Nehemiah 1:11 to Nehemiah 2:8; and Daniel, Daniel 5:7; Daniel 5:29; Daniel 6:3 ).
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai ,.... which, with the Persians, was a token of the strongest affection and strictest friendship z; the Targum calls it his signatory ring, that with which he signed laws, edicts, letters, patents, c. and so hereby made him keeper of the seals:
Who gave Esther the estate of Haman?
8 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, ( A) the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. 2 The king took off his signet ring, ( B) which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman’s estate.
What month did Mordecai summon the royal secretaries?
9 At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai’s orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush.[ a] ( M)
What did Mordecai wear?
15 When Mordecai#N#( S)#N#left the king’s presence, he was wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold#N#( T)#N#and a purple robe of fine linen.#N#( U)#N#And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration.#N#( V)#N#16 For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy,#N#( W)#N#gladness and honor.#N#( X)#N#17 In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy#N#( Y)#N#and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear#N#( Z)#N#of the Jews had seized them.#N#( AA)