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.
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- WEB For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai grew greater and greater.
- BSB For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
- 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.
- NASB For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and the news about him spread throughout the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.
- NLT For Mordecai had been promoted in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
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Mordecai's greatness in the palace grows, and his fame spreads through all the provinces. His rising power undergirds the Jews' deliverance.
Overview
The narrator notes Mordecai's increasing prominence as the human means by which the Jews are protected. His advancement from the king's gate to wide renown caps his remarkable elevation. The exaltation of the humble servant to greatness echoes the biblical pattern of God lifting up the lowly to accomplish His purposes.
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- 2 Sam 3:1Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
- 1 Chr 11:9So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
- 1 Chr 14:17And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
- Prov 4:18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- Josh 6:27So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.
- 1 Sam 2:30Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
- Ps 18:43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
- Ps 1:3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
- Zeph 3:19Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
- Matt 4:24And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
- Isa 9:7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
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