2 But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.

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

2 He went as far as the gate of the palace, for no one was allowed to enter the palace gate while wearing clothes of mourning.

2 He went as far as the front of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

2 But Mordecai went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one was allowed to enter that gate dressed in rough cloth.

2 and he came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter within the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

2 and came even before the king’s gate; for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

2 He even went right up to the king’s gate. (No one could enter it wearing sackcloth.) 

2 He only went as far as the King’s Gate, since the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering the King’s Gate.

2 he went up to the entrance of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

2 he went up to the entrance of the gate of the king, for he could not go to the gate of the king in sackcloth.

2 But he only went as far as the palace gate. That’s because no one who was dressed in black clothes was allowed to go through it.

2 He went as far as the king’s gate, for no one was to enter the king’s gate clothed in sackcloth.