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2 and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
2 and he cometh in unto the front of the gate of the king, but none is to come in unto the gate of the king with a sackcloth-garment.
2 and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
2 and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
2 And he came even before the king's doorway; for no one might come inside the king's door clothed in haircloth.
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Commentary on Esther 4 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 4
We left God's Isaac bound upon the altar and ready to be sacrificed, and the enemies triumphing in the prospect of it; but things here begin to work towards a deliverance, and they begin at the right end.
Est 4:1-4
Here we have an account of the general sorrow that there was among the Jews upon the publishing of Haman's bloody edict against them. It was a sad time with the church.
Est 4:5-17
So strictly did the laws of Persia confine the wives, especially the king's wives, that it was not possible for Mordecai to have a conference with Esther about this important affair, but divers messages are here carried between them by Hatach, whom the king had appointed to attend her, and it seems he was one she could confide in.