But he went only as far as the king's gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate. Cross References Esther 4:1 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. Esther 4:3 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. Treasury of Scripture And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. |
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