Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.

  • KJV King James Version

    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.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    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.

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Cross-references (12)

Passages linked to Esther 5:1 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Esther 6:4 The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king’s house, to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
  • Esther 4:16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Susa, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day. I and my maidens will also fast the same way. Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”
  • 1 Peter 3:3-5 Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. For this is how in the past, the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands.
  • Revelation 3:21 He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.
  • Esther 1:11 to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful.
  • Esther 4:11 “All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, know, that whoever, whether man or woman, comes to the king into the inner court without being called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king might hold out the golden scepter, that he may live. I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.”
  • Esther 8:15 Mordecai went out of the presence of the king in royal clothing of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and was glad.
  • Matthew 10:16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
  • Matthew 27:64 Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, ‘He is risen from the dead;’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
  • Luke 22:30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. You will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
  • Matthew 11:8 But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
  • 1 Kings 10:18-20 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold. There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests. Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom.

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Explain this verse (22 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain To wit, after that the Jews had begun to…

To wit, after that the Jews had begun to fast.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Est 5:1 Now it came to pass on the…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On the third day; of which See Poole "Est…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain Here is, I. Esther's bold approach to the king,…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Now it came to pass on the third day,....…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Esther finding favour with the king, invites him and…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Esther presents herself before the king, and finds favour…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Est 5:1-2. It came to pass on the third…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Over against the gate - This is the usual…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain And. Instead of these two verses, the Septuagint place…
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1864 · Public Domain I. Esther finds favor with the King, and invites…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain ESTHER’S RECEPTION AND THE BANQUET, Est_5:1-8.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 1. on the third day] reckoning as the first…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (1) The third day.—That is, of the fast. (See…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain AHASUERUS RECEIVING ESTHER FAVOURABLY, SHE INVITES HIM AND HAMAN…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Now it came to pass on the third day,…
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain Est_5:1. The third day] must be counted from the…
Alexander MacLaren 1905 · Public Domain Est 4:10 - Est 4:17; Est 5:1 - Est…
J. R. Dummelow 1909 · Public Domain Esther's Petition to the King
Arno C. Gaebelein 1922 · Public Domain 1. Esther before the king and her request (Est…
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain Esther’s Invitation To The King
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 facing the entrance to the house

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