sat

And the next vnto him, was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshis, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seuen Princes of Persia, and Media, which saw the Kings face, and which sate the first in the kingdome.)

1611 marginal noteEzra. 7.14.

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sate in the kings gate.

¶ In those dayes, (while Mordecai sate in the kings gate) two of the kings chamberlens, the doore, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus:

1611 marginal noteOr, Bigthana. chap. 6.2.\*Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept \f + 2:21 Heb. the threshold.

The postes went out, being hastened by the kings commandement, and the decree was giuen in Shushan the palace: and the king and Haman sate downe to drinke, but the citie Shushan was perplexed.

¶ Now it came to passe on the third day, that Esther put on her royall apparell, and stood in the inner court of the kings house, ouer against the kings house: and the King sate vpon his royall throne in the royall house, ouer against the gate of the house.

And hee tooke him a potsheard to scrape himselfe withall; and hee sate downe among the ashes.

So they sate downe with him vpon the ground seuen dayes, and seuen nights, and none spake a word vnto him; for they saw that his griefe was very great.

I chose out their way, and sate chiefe, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

I haue not sate with vaine persons, neither will I goe in with dissemblers.

1611 marginal notePsal.1.1

¶ By the riuers of Babylon, there wee sate downe, yea we wept: when we remembred Zion.