Esther 4:12

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time,.... And will not speak to the king in favour of the Jews, because of the danger she would be exposed to in doing it:

then shall there…

So strictly did the laws of Persia confine the wives, especially the king's wives, that it was not possible for Mordecai to have a conference with Esther about this important affair, but divers…

Esther's grief and the communications between her and Mordecai

4. came and told it her Although unaware, according to the story, of the queen's relationship to Mordecai, her attendants knew (see Est…