And Mordecai went out from the presence of the
king
And walked or rode about in the city to show himself to his
friends:
in royal apparel of blue and white;
such as the Persian kings wore, and were not allowed to any
other, as Xenophon writes F7:
and with a great crown of gold;
a coronet, such as princes and nobles wear; the latter Targum
calls it a great golden chain, and such the eastern kings used to
give to their favourites; see ( Daniel 5:29 ) ,
and with a garment of fine linen and purple;
this must be an inner garment, since it is distinct from the
royal robe before mentioned; though as the word signifies a wrap,
or roll, it may design a turban, which was a roll of linen
wrapped about the head; and such was the Persian diadem,
according to Curtius F8, which was of a purple colour, mixed
with white; and so the Septuagint version is, "and a diadem of
fine linen, of a purple colour"; and if so, the crown of gold was
not worn on his head, nor is it likely it should be allowed, but
was carried before him, (See Gill on Esther
6:8),
and the city of Shushan rejoiced, and was glad;
not only the Jews in it, but the native inhabitants of it, that
had any sense of humanity, expressed their joy at the sight of
Mordecai thus arrayed; that so good a man was advanced at court,
and so bad a man as Haman was displaced and put to death; see (
Proverbs
29:2 ) .