Esther 6:12 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹²And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

Esther 6:12 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 15:30
And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
Jeremiah 14:3-4
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. …
Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
1 Kings 21:4
And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
Esther 2:19
And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 12-14)

We may here observe, I. How little Mordecai was puffed up with his advancement. He came again to the king’s gate (Est. 6:12); he returned to his place and the duty of it immediately, and minded his business as closely as he had done before. Honour is well bestowed on those that are not made proud and idle by it, and will not think themselves above their business. II. How much Haman was cast down w…