Scripture · Old Testament
Esther 4:2
Esther 4:2 is verse 2 of Esther chapter 4, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.
King James Version
And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
World English Bible
He came even before the king’s gate, for no one is allowed inside the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
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Esther 4:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible
1 When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
2 But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.
3 In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
4 When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
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