Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

Blue

Bible References

Royal apparel

Esther 5:1
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.
Esther 6:8
let the royal apparel be brought which the king wears, and the horse that the king rides upon, and the royal crown which is set upon his head;
Genesis 41:42
Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it upon Joseph's hand and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck;
Matthew 6:29
and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Matthew 11:8
But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
Luke 16:19
There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day;

Blue

Esther 1:6
There were white, green, and blue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble; the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of porphyre and of marble and of alabaster and of blue.

The city

Esther 3:15
The posts went out in haste by the king's commandment, and the law was given in Shushan, the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn.