Parallel Bible results for "esther 4:2"

Esther 4:2

LXX

NIV

2 And he came to the king's gate, and stood; for it was not lawful for him to enter into the palace, wearing sackcloth and ashes.
2 But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.

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