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royal apparel: Est 5:1, Est 6:8, Est 6:11; Gen 41:42; Mat 6:29, Mat 11:8; Luk 16:19
blue: or, violet, Est 1:6
and with a great crown: Mordecai was now made the chief minister, or vizier, instead of Haman; and was accordingly invested with the "royal apparel," in conformity to the custom of the East. So we are informed, in the History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, that on the election of a new sheikh bellet, or chief of the country, in Egypt, the pasha who approves of him invests him with a robe of valuable fur. Perhaps the crown was one of the insignia of the office of vizier. Concerning the blue, fine linen, and purple; see note on Exo 25:4, and see note on Exo 39:27.
the city: Haman was too proud to be popular. Few lamented his fall. Est 3:15; Pro 29:2