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

2Jews assembled in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus in order to lay hands on those seeking their harm. No one was able to stand against them, for fear of them had fallen on all the peoples. 3Even all the administrators of the provinces, the officers and governors, and those doing business for the king, helped the Jews, for the dread of Mordecai had fallen on them. Mordecai was prominent at the palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces. The man Mordecai was growing ever more powerful. 5The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying, and they did whatever they wished to those who hated them. 6In the citadel at Shushan the Jews killed and destroyed 500 people,

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 18:43Then I beat them as fine as dust before the wind. I pour them out like mud in the streets.
• Joshua 6:27So Adonai was with Joshua, and his fame was throughout the region.
• 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore Adonai God of Israel declares, I indeed said that your house and your father’s house should walk before Me forever. But now declares Adonai, far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
• 1 Chronicles 14:17So the fame of David spread throughout every land, and Adonai brought the fear of him upon all nations.
• Zephaniah 3:19Behold, at that time I will deal with all who oppress you. I will save the lame and gather the outcast. I will make them a praise and a name throughout all the land where they suffered shame.
• Matthew 4:24News about Him spread throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all the sick—those tormented by various diseases and afflictions, those plagued by demons, the epileptics, the paralyzed—and He healed them.
• 2 Samuel 3:1Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. While David grew steadily stronger, the house of Saul grew steadily weaker.
• 1 Chronicles 11:9David grew more and more powerful because Adonai-Tzva’ot was with him.
• Psalms 1:3He will be like a planted tree over streams of water, producing its fruit during its season. Its leaf never droops— but in all he does, he succeeds.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until the full day.
• Isaiah 9:7Adonai sent a word to Jacob, and it fell upon Israel.

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

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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