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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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royal apparel
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Est 5:1; Est 6:8,11; Gen 41:42; Mat 6:29; Mat 11:8; Luk 16:19 |
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blue
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or, violet. Est 1:6 |
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and with a great crown
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"Mordecai was now made the chief minister, or vizier, instead of Haman; and was accordingly invested with the ""royal apparel,"" in conformity to the custom of the East. So we are informed, in the History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, that on the election of a new sheikh bellet, or chief of the country, in Egypt, the pasha who approves of him invests him with a robe of valuable fur. Perhaps the crown was one of the insignia of the office of vizier. Concerning the blue, fine linen, and purple, see the Notes on Exd 25:4; 39:27." |
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the city
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Haman was too proud to be popular: few lamented his fall. Est 3:15; Pro 29:2 |
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Est 5:1 |
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on [her] royal [apparel], and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. |
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Est 6:8 |
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king [useth] to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: |
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Est 6:11 |
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. |
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Gen 41:42 |
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; |
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Mat 6:29 |
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. |
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Mat 11:8 |
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft [clothing] are in kings' houses. |
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Luk 16:19 |
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: |
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Est 1:6 |
[Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. |
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Exd 25:4 |
And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair], |
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Exd 39:27 |
And they made coats [of] fine linen [of] woven work for Aaron, and for his sons, |
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Est 3:15 |
The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed. |
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Pro 29:2 |
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Esther 8:15," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Est/8/15.html>.
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