Esther 4:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.”
Esther 4:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 4:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 4:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He came even before the king’s gate, for no one is allowed inside the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.”
Esther 4:2 — World English Bible
Esther 4:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and he came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter within the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.”
Esther 4:2 — American Standard Version
Esther 4:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he cometh in unto the front of the gate of the king, but none is to come in unto the gate of the king with a sackcloth-garment.”
Esther 4:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 4:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.”
Esther 4:2 — Darby Translation
Esther 4:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he came euen before the Kings gate, but he might not enter within the Kings gate, being clothed with sackecloth.”
Esther 4:2 — Geneva Bible
Esther 4:2 in Context — Esther 4
1 Mardochée, ayant appris tout ce qui se passait, déchira ses vêtements, s’enveloppa d’un sac et se couvrit de cendre. Puis il alla au milieu de la ville en poussant avec force des cris amers,
2 et se rendit jusqu’à la porte du roi, dont l’entrée était interdite à toute personne revêtue d’un sac.
3 Dans chaque province, partout où arrivaient l’ordre du roi et son édit, il y eut une grande désolation parmi les Juifs; ils jeûnaient, pleuraient et se lamentaient, et beaucoup se couchaient sur le sac et la cendre.
4 Les servantes d’Esther et ses eunuques vinrent lui annoncer cela, et la reine fut très effrayée. Elle envoya des vêtements à Mardochée pour le couvrir et lui faire ôter son sac, mais il ne les accepta pas.
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What Does Esther 4:2 Mean?
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