Esther 9:4

Esther 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
• New International Version (NIV)Mordecai was prominent in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Mordecai was great in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for this man Mordecai became increasingly prominent.

Context of Esther 9:4

2In each of King Ahasuerus’s provinces the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who intended to harm them. Not a single person could withstand them; fear of them fell on every nationality. 3All the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the royal civil administrators aided the Jews because they feared Mordecai. For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful. 5The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them. They did what they pleased to those who hated them. 6In the fortress of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

Esther 9:4 word by word

כִּֽי־גָ֤דוֹל מָרְדֳּכַי֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְשָׁמְע֖וֹ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּכָל־הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת כִּֽי־הָאִ֥ישׁ מָרְדֳּכַ֖י הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֽוֹל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• in the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• and his fameשֹׁ֫מַעshôma‛ · reportH8089
• went outהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• throughout all the provincesמְדִינָהmedîynâh · provinceH4082
• for this manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• waxedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: continueH1980
• greater and greaterגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419

Cross-references for Esther 9:4

• Psalms 18:43You have freed me from the feuds among the people; you have appointed me the head of nations; a people I had not known serve me.
• Joshua 6:27And the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
• 1 Samuel 2:30“Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I did say that your family and your forefather’s family would walk before me forever. But now,’ this is the Lord’s declaration, ‘no longer! For those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disgraced.
• 1 Chronicles 14:17Then David’s fame spread throughout the lands, and the Lord caused all the nations to be terrified of him.
• Zephaniah 3:19Yes, at that time I will deal with all who oppress you. I will save the lame and gather the outcasts; I will make those who were disgraced throughout the earth receive praise and fame.
• Matthew 4:24Then the news about him spread throughout Syria. So they brought to him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. And he healed them.
• 2 Samuel 3:1During the long war between the house of Saul and the house of David, David was growing stronger and the house of Saul was becoming weaker.
• 1 Chronicles 11:9David steadily grew more powerful, and the Lord of Armies was with him.
• Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Isaiah 9:7The dominion will be vast, and its prosperity will never end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from now on and forever. The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.

Commentaries on Esther 9:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4People saw that Mordecai was the leader, so they knew opposing him was unwise.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191. in the twelfth month, ... on the thirteenth day of the same--This was the day which Haman's superstitious advisers had led him to select as the most fortunate for the execution of his exterminating scheme against the Jews [Es 3:7].Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 9:4

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In the dictionaries

• Mordecai
• Esther, Book of
• Fame
• Text of the Old Testament

Commentaries on Esther 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings