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
And it cometh to pass on the third day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and standeth in the inner-court of the house of the king over-against the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, over-against the opening of the house,
Esther 6:8
let them bring in royal clothing that the king hath put on himself, and a horse on which the king hath ridden, and that the royal crown be put on his head,
Genesis 41:42
And Pharaoh turneth aside his seal-ring from off his hand, and putteth it on the hand of Joseph, and clotheth him with garments of fine linen, and placeth a chain of gold on his neck,
Matthew 6:29
and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.
Matthew 11:8
But what went ye out to see? -- a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings' houses.
Luke 16:19
And -- a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,

Blue

Esther 1:6
white linen, white cotton, and blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on rings of silver, and pillars of marble, couches of gold, and of silver, on a pavement of smaragdus, and white marble, and mother-of-pearl, and black marble --

The city

Esther 3:15
The runners have gone forth, hastened by the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace, and the king and Haman have sat down to drink, and the city Shushan is perplexed.
Proverbs 29:2
In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.