8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. 9 Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king. 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
Esther 7:8–10
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Greek Esther 7:9–10
9 And Bugathan, one of the chamberlains, said to the king, “Behold, Haman has also prepared a gallows for Mordecai, who spoke concerning the king, and a fifty cubit high gallows has been set up on Haman’s property.” The king said, “Let him be hanged on it!” (WEB) 10 So H… (WEB)
Esther 8:6–8
6 For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?” 7 So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the…
Greek Esther 6:3–5
3 The king said, “What honor or favor have we done for Mordecai?” The king’s servants said, “You haven’t done anything for him.” (WEB) 4 And while the king was enquiring about the kindness of Mordecai, behold, Haman was in the court. The king said, “Who is in the court?… (WEB)
Esther 6:3–5
3 The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants. 4 “Who is in the court?” the king asked. Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the ki…
Esther 9:24–26
24 For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them. 25 But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme…
Esther 5:13–14
13 Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” 14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to t…
Greek Esther 5:13–14
13 But these things don’t please me while I see Mordecai the Jew in the court. (WEB) 14 Then Zeresh his wife and his friends said to him, “Let a fifty cubit tall gallows be made for you. In the morning you speak to the king, and let Mordecai be hanged on the gallows; but… (WEB)
Greek Esther 7:5–7
5 The king said, “Who has dared to do this thing?” (WEB) 6 Esther said, “The enemy is Haman, this wicked man!” Then Haman was terrified in the presence of the king and the queen. (WEB) 7 The king rose up from the banquet to go into the garden. Haman began to beg the queen for me… (WEB)
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