Esther 4:9 (ASV)

Passage

And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

Nearby Context

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.

Esther 4:10 Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai [saying]:

Esther 4:11 All the king`s servants, and the people of the king`s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hathach", "came", "told", "esther", "words", and "mordecai". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hathach" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Also he gave him the copy of..." into verse 10's "Then Esther spake unto Hathach and gave...", so "hathach" and "came" 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 "hathach" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.