He came even before the king's gate, for no one is allowed inside the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
KJV
And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
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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.
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