Esther 8:15

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Summary

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

Royal apparel

Blue

Esther 1:6

The city

Esther 3:15

Proverbs 29:2

Bible References

Royal apparel

Now on the third day, Esther put on her queen's robes, and took her place in the inner room of the king's house, facing the king's house: and the king was seated on his high seat in the king's house, facing the doorway of the house.

Let them take the robes which the king generally puts on, and the horse on which the king goes, and the crown which is on his head:

Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;

But I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

But what went you out to see? a man delicately clothed? Those who have fair robes are in kings' houses.

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

Blue

There were fair hangings of white and green and blue, fixed with cords of purple and the best linen to silver rings and pillars of polished stone: the seats were of gold and silver on a floor of red and white and yellow and black stone.

The city

The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the town of Shushan was troubled.

When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.