Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
On the
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Bible References
On the
Esther 4:16
Go assemble all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me. Take no food or drink night or day for three days. My women and I will do the same. Then I will go in to the king even though it is against the law. If death is to be my fate, then let it come.
Matthew 27:64
Command the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise his disciples could come and steal him away. They could say to the people. 'He is risen from the dead.' The last deception will be worse than the first.
Royal
Esther 1:11
That Vashti the queen was to come before him, with her royal crown, and let the people and the captains see her beauty: for she was very beautiful.
Esther 8:15
Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen. The entire town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.
Matthew 10:16
I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Matthew 11:8
What did you expect to see, a man clothed in fancy clothes? Those who wear fancy clothes are in king's houses.
1 Peter 3:3
Your appearance should not come from the outward adornment, things like braiding the hair, and wearing jewels of gold, or wearing fine apparel.
Inner
Esther 4:11
It is common knowledge among all the king's servants and the people of every part of the kingdom, that if anyone, man or woman, comes to the king in his inner room without being sent for, there is only one law for him, that he is to be put to death. Only those to whom the king's rod of gold is stretched out may keep their lives. I have not been sent for to come before the king in the past thirty days.
Esther 6:4
The king asked: Who is in the outer room? Haman came into the outer room to get the king's authority for the hanging of Mordecai on the pillar that he made ready for him.
Sat
1 Kings 10:18
The king made a great ivory throne plated with the best gold.
Luke 22:30
Just as you eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Revelation 3:21
To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me on my throne, even as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.