Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.
The virgins
Sat in the king's gate
Bible References
The virgins
Esther 2:3
Let the king appoint chief officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them gather every attractive young virgin to the {harem} in the citadel of Susa {under the care of} Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let him give [them] their beauty treatment.
Sat in the king's gate
Esther 2:21
In those days Mordecai [was] sitting at the gate of the king. Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs from the keepers of the threshold, became angry and they conspired {to assassinate} King Ahasuerus.
Esther 3:2
And all of the king's servants who [were] at the gate of the king [were] kneeling and bowing down to Haman; for so the king had commanded concerning him, but Mordecai did not kneel and bow down.
Esther 5:13
But all this {fails to satisfy me} {when} I see Mordecai the Jew setting at the gate of the king."