Esther 5:1
in Esther 5On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
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ASV
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 entrance of the house.
KJV
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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Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Over against the gate - This is the usual situation of the throne in the “throne-room” of an Oriental palace. The monarch, from his raised position, can see into the court through the doorway opposite to him, which is kept open.
This site's exposition
Esther put on her royal attire
on Esther 5:1-3
The three days of fasting commanded at 4:16 end here. Esther goes uncalled into the inner court, her life resting on whether the king extends the scepter. The king's offer, "Even up to half the kingdom," is read as courtly idiom, since he repeats the same words at 7:2.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
If the Lord places more importance on beauty of soul than on that of the body, what must he think of artificial beautification when he abhors so thoroughly every sort of lie? "We walk by faith, not by sight." As a matter of fact, it is the Lord who plainly teaches by the example of Abraham that one who obeys God will make small account of even father and relations and possessions and of his entire fortune.
The Medieval Church2 voices
What can it mean that on the third day Esther dressed in royal garments, if not that in the third age of the world—i.e. after the incarnation, passion and resurrection of Christ—the Church of the nations dressed herself in faith, hope and charity, and in …
The fact that Esther put on all her royal robes on the third day undoubtedly signifies that the church of the nations, in the third time of the world, that is, after the incarnation, passion and resurrection of Christ, clothed herself through the sacrament of …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
When the heart is enlarged in communion with God it will be emboldened in doing and suffering for him. Some think that the three days' fast was only one whole day and two whole nights, in all which time they did not take any food at all, and that this is called three days, as Christ's lying in the grave so long is.
Now it came to pass on the third day,....
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
In such a situation the Persian king was seated. The seat he occupied was not a throne, according to our ideas of one, but simply a chair, and so high that it required a footstool. It was made of gold, or, at least, inlaid with that metal, and covered with splendid tapestry, and no one save the king might sit down on it under pain of death.
On the third day - Most probably the third day of the fast which she has prescribed to Mordecai and the Jews.
The words behind it
24 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֣י׀ | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י | hashelishi | <the> third | H7992 → | |
| וַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁ | vatilbash | and she put on | H3847 → | 110 times |
| אֶסְתֵּר֙ | ʾester | Esther | H635 → | 55 times |
| מַלְכ֔וּת | malkhut | royalty | H4438 → | 91 times |
| וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞ד | vataamod | and she stood | H5975 → | 521 times |
| בַּחֲצַ֤ר | bachatzar | in [the] court of | H2691 → | 191 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַפְּנִימִ֔ית | hapenimit | <the> inner | H6442 → | |
| נֹ֖כַח | nokhach | before | H5227 → | |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְ | vehamelekh | and the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יוֹשֵׁ֞ב | yoshev | [was] sitting | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כִּסֵּ֤א | kise' | [the] throne of | H3678 → | 135 times |
| מַלְכוּתוֹ֙ | malkhuto | royalty his | H4438 → | 91 times |
| בְּבֵ֣ית | beveit | in [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמַּלְכ֔וּת | hamalkhut | <the> royalty | H4438 → | 91 times |
| נֹ֖כַח | nokhach | before | H5227 → | |
| פֶּ֥תַח | petach | [the] entrance of | H6607 → | |
| הַבָּֽיִת׃ | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
וַיְהִ֣י׀and it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י<the> third
hashelishiH7992 →
וַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁand she put on
vatilbashH3847 →110 times
אֶסְתֵּר֙Esther
ʾesterH635 →55 times
מַלְכ֔וּתroyalty
malkhutH4438 →91 times
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞דand she stood
vataamodH5975 →521 times
בַּחֲצַ֤רin [the] court of
bachatzarH2691 →191 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
הַפְּנִימִ֔ית<the> inner
hapenimitH6442 →
נֹ֖כַחbefore
nokhachH5227 →
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְand the king
vehamelekhH4428 →2525 times
יוֹשֵׁ֞ב[was] sitting
yoshevH3427 →1079 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כִּסֵּ֤א[the] throne of
kise'H3678 →135 times
מַלְכוּתוֹ֙royalty his
malkhutoH4438 →91 times
בְּבֵ֣יתin [the] house of
beveitH1004 →2046 times
הַמַּלְכ֔וּת<the> royalty
hamalkhutH4438 →91 times
נֹ֖כַחbefore
nokhachH5227 →
פֶּ֥תַח[the] entrance of
petachH6607 →
הַבָּֽיִת׃the house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:12
if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
- Matthew 19:28
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve…
- Revelation 2:26–27
And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
- John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Revelation 2:7
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the…
- 2 Timothy 2:12
Through
Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast…
it leads to
- Acts 20:24
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good…
- 2 Chronicles 20:3
Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
- Joel 2:12–17
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”
- Acts 20:24
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor Book 3; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Rabanus Maurus, Commentary on Esther and Rabanus Maurus, EXPLANATION ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER 8.