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 all the cities in each region of the kingdom where the Jews lived, they joined together. They punished anyone who tried to hurt them. Nobody could fight against them because all the people were very afraid of them. 3All the king's officers and the rulers and leaders of each region decided to help the Jews. They did that because they were afraid of Mordecai's power. He was now a very important officer in the king's palace. News about him reached all the regions as he became more and more powerful. 5So when the day arrived, the Jews could do what they wanted to their enemies. They used their swords to attack them and to kill them. 6In Susa city, the Jews killed 500 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 saved me from people who attacked me. You made me a ruler of other nations. People that I did not know before now serve me as their ruler.
• Joshua 6:27So the Lord was with Joshua to help him. Joshua became famous everywhere in the land.
• 1 Samuel 2:30Because of what you have done, the Lord, Israel's God, says this to you: “I promised your family and your ancestors that they would serve me as priests for ever.” But now the Lord says, “That will never happen! I will give honour to people who respect me. But I will curse people who insult me.
• 1 Chronicles 14:17So David became famous in every country. The Lord caused the people of every nation to be afraid of David.
• Zephaniah 3:19Look! At that time, I will punish all those people who hurt you. I will save those who cannot walk well. I will bring back the people that the enemy has sent away. I will cause people in every country to know about you. I will cause them to praise you.
• Matthew 4:24More and more people in all parts of Syria heard about Jesus. So they brought all the sick people to see him. These people had many different illnesses, and some of them had strong pains. Bad spirits were living inside some of them. Some people could not control their bodies, and some people could not walk. Jesus caused all these people to become well again.
• 2 Samuel 3:1David's men continued to fight against the men who were faithful to Saul's family. The war continued for a long time. David's army became stronger and stronger, but Saul's army became weaker and weaker.
• 1 Chronicles 11:9David became more and more powerful because the Lord Almighty was with him.
• Psalms 1:3He will become like a tree that grows beside streams of water. It gives its fruit at the right season. Its leaves do not fall off. Everything that person does will have a good result.
• Proverbs 4:18The life of righteous people is like the sun at dawn. It gets brighter and brighter until midday.
• Isaiah 9:7His authority to rule will be very great. The peace that he brings will never have an end. He will rule as king over David's kingdom. He will make it strong and safe, because he will do what is right and fair. He will rule like that now and for ever. The Lord Almighty will make those things happen, because he loves his people.

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