He went as far as the front of the king's gate, for no one might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
Esther 4:2
Surrounding context
4:1 When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. He cried out with a loud and bitter cry.
4:2 He went as far as the front of the king's gate, for no one might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
4:3 And in every province where the king's command and decree arrived, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.