Esther 3:3

God's Word

Then the king’s advisers at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you ignore the king’s command?”

Cross References

Esther 2:19

When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

Esther 3:2

All the king’s advisers were at the king’s gate, kneeling and bowing to Haman with their faces touching the ground, because the king had commanded it. But Mordecai would not kneel and bow to him.

Esther 3:4

Although they asked him day after day, he paid no attention to them. So they informed Haman to see if Mordecai’s actions would be tolerated, since Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew.

Exodus 1:17

However, the midwives feared God and didn’t obey the king of Egypt’s orders. They let the boys live.