Esther 4:7 (ASV)

Passage

And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king`s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.

Nearby Context

Esther 4:5 Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king`s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.

Esther 4:6 So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king`s gate.

Esther 4:7 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king`s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.

Esther 4:8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in Shushan to destroy them, to show it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him, for her people.

Esther 4:9 And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mordecai", "told", "happened", "exact", "money", "haman", "promised", and "king". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mordecai" and "told", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto..." into verse 8's "Also he gave him the copy of...", so "mordecai" and "told" belong inside that flow. In Esther context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mordecai" and "told" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.