THen] When the king said, What should I wait any longer? Chap. 6. 33.
said] To the elders, king and messenger, all met together.
To morrow about this time] The day and hour is here designed.
a measure] A peck and a pottle, and somewhat more: three measures make one of our bushells.
a shekel] Two shillings and six pence. See 1 Kings 10:16. and 1 Chronicles 22:14. Compare the difference betwixt this, and Chap, 6. 25.