Esther Approaches the King

On the third day,(A) Esther dressed in her royal clothing and stood in the inner courtyard(B) of the palace facing it. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom,[a] facing its entrance.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Lit house

14 Announce a sacred fast;(A)
proclaim a solemn assembly!
Gather the elders(B)
and all the residents of the land
at the house of the Lord your God,(C)
and cry out to the Lord.(D)

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