Esther 8:15
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 mantle of byssus and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
16The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour.
Cross References
Esther 1:6White, green, and blue [hangings] were fastened with cords of byssus and purple to silver rings and pillars of white marble; couches of gold and silver [lay] upon a pavement of red and white marble, and alabaster, and black marble.
Esther 5:1And it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on 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 entrance to the house.
Esther 6:11And Haman took the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honour!
Proverbs 11:10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Proverbs 29:2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Matthew 11:8But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate raiment? behold, those who wear delicate things are in the houses of kings.
Matthew Henry on Esther 8:4-15
The Jews Encouraged to Self-Defence. ( b. c. 510.) 3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. 4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, 5 And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be… Read the whole commentary →