Esther 4:5 (DRB)

Passage

And she called for Athach the eunuch, whom the king had appointed to attend upon her, and she commanded him to go to Mardochai, and learn of him why he did this.

Nearby Context

Esther 4:3 And in all provinces, towns, and places, to which the king's cruel edict was come, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, wailing, and weeping, many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed.

Esther 4:4 Then Esther's maids and her eunuchs went in, and told her. And when she heard it she was in a consternation and she sent a garment, to clothe him, and to take away the sackcloth: but he would not receive it.

Esther 4:5 And she called for Athach the eunuch, whom the king had appointed to attend upon her, and she commanded him to go to Mardochai, and learn of him why he did this.

Esther 4:6 And Athach going out went to Mardochai, who was standing in the street of the city, before the palace gate:

Esther 4:7 And Mardochai told him all that had happened, how Aman had promised to pay money into the king's treasures, to have the Jews destroyed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "athach", "eunuch", "king", "appointed", "attend", "upon", and "commanded". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "athach", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Then Esther's maids and her eunuchs went..." into verse 6's "And Athach going out went to Mardochai...", so "called" and "athach" 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 "called" and "athach" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.