Esther 4:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 4:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 4:6 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 4:6 — KJV
“So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.”
— Esther 4:6 (KJV)
Esther 4:6 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 4:6
“And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:6: went, forth, city
“Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:6: went, forth, city
“When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:6: went, forth, street
“Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:6: went, forth, mordecai
“Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:6: mordecai, street, city
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