Esther 4:2
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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.
Read Esther 4:2 Using Other Translations
And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
He went up to the entrance of the king's gate, for no one was allowed to enter the king's gate clothed in sackcloth.
He went as far as the gate of the palace, for no one was allowed to enter the palace gate while wearing clothes of mourning.
What does Esther 4:2 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Esther 4:2
And came even before the king's gate
Or court, that Esther might if possible be made acquainted with
this dreadful calamity coming upon her people:
for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with
sackcloth:
or appear in such a dress at court, where nothing was admitted to
damp the pleasures of it.
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