Esther 4:2

King James Version

And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

Berean Standard Bible

But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.

World English Bible

He came even before the king’s gate, for no one is allowed inside the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

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