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John Gill, on Esth 4:2
John Gill · 1697–1771
Esth 4:2 · Douay-Rheims
“And he came lamenting in this manner even to the gate of the palace: for no one clothed with sackcloth might enter the king’s court.”
On this verse:
“And came even before the king's gate,.... Or court, that Esther might if possible be made acquainted with this dreadful calamity coming upon her people: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth: or appear in such a dress at court, where nothing was admitted to damp the pleasures of it.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.