| Geneva Study Bible Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the {l} ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. (l) Which contained part of November and part of December. Wesley's Notes 36:22 The ninth month - Answered to part of our November and December. Scofield Reference Notes Margin ninth month i.e. December. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 22. winter house-(Am 3:15). ninth month-namely, of the religious year, that is, November or December. fire on . hearth-rather, the stove was burning before him. In the East neither chimneys nor ovens are used, but, in cold weather, a brazen vessel containing burning charcoal; when the wood has burned to embers, a cover is placed over the pot to make it retain the heat. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 36:20-32 Those who despise the word of God, will soon show, as this king did, that they hate it; and, like him, they would wish it destroyed. See what enmity there is against God in the carnal mind, and wonder at his patience. The princes showed some concern, till they saw how light the king made of it. Beware of making light of God's word! | 
