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Esther 4:6

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Esther 4:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king`s gate.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king`s gate.
Esther 4:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Esther 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3And in every province, whithersoever the king`s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
4And Esther`s maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take his sackcloth from off him; but he received it not.
5Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king`s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.
6So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king`s gate.
7And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king`s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in Shushan to destroy them, to show it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him, for her people.
9And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
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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 Hatach went forth to Mordecai, unto the street of the city, etc.] Where he was, in a public manner, expressing his grief and sorrow: which was before the king’s gate: that led to the royal palace.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the king's: Est 4:3, Est 7:2, Est 9:12 Esther 4:7”
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