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.
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Gill's Exposition
Now it came to pass on the third day,.... Of the fast; though the former Targum paraphrases it the third day of the passover, the sixteenth of Nisan; see Gill on Est 4:17, though it is probable this…
Barnes' Notes
Over against the gate - This is the usual situation of the throne in the “throne-room” of an Oriental palace. The monarch, from his raised position, can see into the court through the doorway opposite…
Adam Clarke
On the third day - Most probably the third day of the fast which she has prescribed to Mordecai and the Jews.
Here is, I. Esther's bold approach to the king, Est 5:1. When the time appointed for their fast was finished she lost no time, but on the third day, when the impression of her devotions were fresh…
Est 5:1-8. Esther's interview with the king
Esther is received graciously. The king, however, obviously guesses that she has an important object to gain in thus presenting herself, and so enquires…
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