15 Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king (A)in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown[a] and (B)a robe of fine linen and purple, (C)and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

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  1. Esther 8:15 Or headdress

For Mordecai the Jew was (A)second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he (B)sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.

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