Esther 2:19
When the virgins came together in the second house of the women, Mordecai took his seat in the gate of the king's house.
Esther 2:21
In those days, while Mordecai was seated at the king's gate two of the king's servants, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the gate, being angry, looked for a chance to attack King Ahasuerus.
Esther 2:3-4
Let the king give authority to some men in all the divisions of his kingdom, to get together all the fair young virgins and send them to Shushan, the king's town. Send them to the women's house. This is under the care of Hegai, the king's servant, the keeper of the women. Let the things needed for making them clean be given to them.
Esther 5:13
But all this is nothing to me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew seated by the king's gate.
Esther 3:2-3
All the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honor just as the king ordered. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honor.