Esther 2:19 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 2:19

When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

BSB

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ASV

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate.

KJV

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate.

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Commentary

2 voices

Rabanus Maurus

Commentary on Esther (856)

Virgins are being sought for the king a second time and gathered together, because it was not enough for our Lord Jesus Christ to associate himself exclusively with the Jewish members of the early Church; rather he also acquired through his preachers copious numbers of …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Mordecai say in the king's gate; that was the height of his preferment: he was one of the porters or door-keepers of the court. Whether he had this place before, or whether Esther obtained it for him, we are not told; but there he sat contentedly, and aimed no higher; and yet Esther who was advanced to the throne was observant of him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

When the virgins ... - Rather, “when virgins” etc. The words begin a new paragraph. There was a second collection of virgins (after that of Est 2:8), and it was at the time of this second collection that Mordecai had the good fortune to save the king’s life.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ	u.ve.hi.ka.Vetz	and when were gathered	H6908 →
בְּתוּל֖וֹת	be.tu.Lot	virgins	H1330 →
שֵׁנִ֑ית	she.Nit	a second [time]	H8145 →
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י	u.ma.re.do.Khai	and Mordecai	H4782 →
יֹשֵׁ֥ב	yo.Shev	[was] sitting	H3427 →
בְּשַֽׁעַר־	be.sha.'ar-	at [the] gate of	H8179 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

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Where the connections lead

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Esther 2:21
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
leads to
- Esther 6:2
  And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
- 1 Kings 16:9
  However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
- 2 Kings 12:20
  And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
- 2 Kings 21:23
  Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.
Through
Esther 5:13
Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
leads to
- Philippians 4:11–12
  I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
- Job 18:4
  You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
- Job 15:20
  A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
- Ecclesiastes 1:14
  I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Esther

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Esther