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 it came about on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace in front of the king’s rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room, opposite the entrance to the palace.

let them bring a royal robe which the king has worn, and the horse on which the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown has been placed;

Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck.

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

But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ palaces!

“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.

Blue

There were hangings of fine white and violet linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble columns, and couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.

The city

The couriers went out impelled by the king’s command while the decree was issued at the citadel in Susa; and while the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in confusion.

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.