Esther 4:11

"Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a message to Mordecai:"

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From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The golden scepter -In all the numerous representations of Persian kings at Persepolis the monarch holds a long tapering staff (probably the scepter of Esther) in his right hand. It was death to intrude on the privacy of the Persian king uninvited.

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