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Esther 4:17

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Esther 4:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Esther 4:17 — American Standard Version

Context — Esther 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father`s house will perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
15Then Esther bade them return answer unto Mordecai,
16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
17So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So Mordecai went his way, etc.] About the business he was directed to; the word used having sometimes the signification of passing over or transgressing, Jarchi interprets it of Mordecai’s transgressing the command, by fasting on a festival; the letter being written on the thirteenth of Nisan, (<170312>Esther 3:12), the next day was the passover, on which he supposes the fast began; and the three days were, the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth of the month, and belonged to the feast of the passover and of unleavened bread; so the Targum: and did according to all that Esther had commanded him; got the Jews together, and kept a fast three days; according to the Midrash f131 they were the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“went: Heb. passed, Est 4:17 Next: Esther Chapter 5”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“And Mordochai went his way, i.e., from the place before the court of the king, to do what the queen had commanded him to do. Next: Esther Chapter 5”
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