Esther 4:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 4:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 4:2 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 4:2 — KJV
“And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.”
— Esther 4:2 (KJV)
Esther 4:2 in Context — About the Book of Esther
Esther never mentions God's name, yet His providence saturates every scene. A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia just in time to stop a genocide, risking her life with the words: if I perish, I perish. It is the book for anyone positioned by God for such a time as this.
Cross-References for Esther 4:2
“And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:2: came, even, gate
“And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. void...: or, floor”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:2: before, king, gate
“And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:2: came, even, might
“Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:2: came, even, before
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:2: even, before, might
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