2 And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
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But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.
3 And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.