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Esther 8:15

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

Mordecai went out ... in royal apparel. He was invested with the khelaat of official honour. A dress of blue and white was held in great estimation among the Persians: so that Mordecai, whom the king delighted to honour, was in fact arrayed in the royal dress and insignia. The variety and the kind of insignia worn by a favourite at once makes known to the people the particular dignity to which he has been raised.

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See also Esther 8:15 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Esther 8:15. _BLUE AND WHITE_] Probably stripe interchanged with stripe; or _blue_ faced and bordered with _white_ fur. _A GREAT CROWN OF GOLD_] A large _turban_, ornamented with gold, jewels,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See the Esther 1:6 note. The “crown” was not a crown like the king’s, but a mere golden band or coronet. A GARMENT - Or, “an inner robe.” The tunic or inner robe of the king was of purple, striped wi...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    MORDECAI'S EXALTATION AND THE SECOND PROCLAMATION CHAPTER 8 _ 1. Mordecai's exaltation (Esther 8:1)_ 2. Esther's second petition (Esther 8:3) 3. The second proclamation (Esther 8:9) 4. The joy of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ESTHER 8. THE KING DECREES THAT THE JEWS MAY DEFEND THEMSELVES. We come now to one of the most important parts of the tale. Esther has seen Haman pass out to death not, be it noted, at her request. No...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _in royal apparel of blue and white_ by way of indicating externally the revulsion of feeling. The Persian king's own robe was purple, or purple embroidered with gold over another garment of purple st...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND WITH A GREAT CROWN OF GOLD— The word _royal_ is not added here, as in the 8th verse of the sixth chapter; nor is the horse mentioned, as there, because no extraordinary honours are here spoken of,...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    D. Multitudes Rejoice TEXT: Esther 8:15-17 15 And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE JEWS ARE SAVED 1. Did.. of Haman] The property of Haman, after his execution, was confiscated to the use of the king, to be disposed of as he thought fit....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    IN ROYAL APPAREL] not the same as that described in Esther 6:8, but a dress befitting the high office to which he had been appointed. His present magnificence was in striking contrast to his previous...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD IS IN CONTROL Book of Esther _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 8 V1 That same day, King Xerxes gave to Esther all the property of Haman. (Haman had been the enemy of the *Jews.) And Mordecai came to see...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BLUE AND WHITE. — See Note on Esther 1:6. CROWN. — This is a different word from that previously used of a “royal crown” (Esther 6:8). GARMENT. — The inner robe or tunic. That of the king was of pur...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ מָרְדֳּכַ֞י יָצָ֣א ׀ מִ לִּ פְנֵ֣י הַ

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    COURAGE REWARDED Esther 8:1 The ring symbolized royal power and authority; by this sign Mordecai was suddenly raised to the position formerly held by Haman. He also managed for Esther the large estat...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The deposition and death of Haman issued naturally in the promotion of Mordecai. However, the peril to his people was not yet averted. The royal proclamation had gone forth that on the thirteenth day...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Cloak. The kings wore one of purple, over their purple and white tunic. (Cyrop. viii.) --- Greek have "diadem." (Calmet)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (15) В¶ And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rej...

  • John Brown Commentaries Selected Books of the Bible

    The Good News I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week in our study of the book of Esther, we saw wicked Haman get what he deserved. 1. He had built the 75 ft. gallows for his enemy Mordecai, but ending up han...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 10. The Book of Nehemiah has shewn us Judah reinstated in the land, but deprived of the presence of God, except as to general blessing, and unacknow...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND MORDECAI WENT OUT FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE KING,.... And walked or rode about in the city to show himself to his friends: IN ROYAL APPAREL OF BLUE AND WHITE; such as the Persian kings wore, and w...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced an...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _With a great crown of gold_ Which the chief of the Persian princes were permitted to wear, but with sufficient distinction from the king's crown. For it must be observed, that the word _royal_ is not...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, these being the royal colors of Persia, AND WITH A GREAT CROWN OF GOLD, a golden band, or coronet, AND WITH A GA...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE DECREE OF AHASUERUS AND ITS EFFECT...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    A SECOND EDICT CONCERNING THE JEWS (vv. 1-17) In all of the history we have considered, we cannot but discern the working of God as will be the case in the Great Tribulation period.Mordecai is a typ...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    BLUE: Or, violet...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    15-17 Mordecai's robes now were rich. These things are not worth notice, but as marks of the king's favour, and the fruit of God's favour to his church. It is well with a land, when ensigns of dignit...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    WITH A GREAT CROWN OF GOLD; which the chief of the Persian princes were permitted to wear, but with sufficient distinction from the king's crown. THE CITY OF SHUSHAN; not only Jews, but the greatest n...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Esther 8:15 Mordecai H4782 out H3318 (H8804) presence H6440 king H4428 royal H4438 apparel H3830 blue H8504 white...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The vengeance order of Ahasuerus. CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Esther, Mordecai. CONCLUSION: Let the odds be against God's people, they have but to include God in their faith and He will open wa...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Esther 8:1. _On that day did the king give._ The LXX read, “In that day king Artaxerxes gave to queen Esther all the substance of the diabolical Haman;” that is, all his estates, and servants, and cat...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The Jews had light, and gladness, and Joy, and honour._ PROPER USE OF POWER Now let us pause for a little, and take from this passage one or two of the important lessons which it suggests. 1. In th...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 8:15 SUSA... REJOICED (see Esther 3:15). Further evidence that many of the Persian people did not share Haman’s hatred toward the Jews....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] ESTHER 8:15. CROWN OF GOLD] Not a crown like the king’s, but a mere golden band or coronet—Atarah.—_Rawlinson_. Royal apparel of blue and white. State garments such as became the gran...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION HAMAN'S HOUSE GIVEN TO ESTHER, AND THE KING'S SIGNET MADE OVER.TO MORDECAI (Esther 8:1,...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So on that day the king Ahasuerus did give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. [He gave the house to her.] And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was to h...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Esther 1:6; Esther 3:15; Esther 5:1; Esther 6:11; Esther 6:8;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Great crown — Which the chief of the Persian princes were permitted to wear but with sufficient distinction from the king's crown. The city — Not only Jews, but the greatest number of the citizens, wh...

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