Esther 6:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 6:7

5 The king’s servants said to him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.” And the king said, “Let him come in.”

6 So Haman came in, and the king asked him, “What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?” Now Haman thought in his heart, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than ^ame?”

7 And Haman answered the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor,

8 let a royal robe be brought which the king has worn, and ^aa horse on which the king has ridden, which has a royal¹ crest placed on its head.

9 Then let this robe and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that he may array the man whom the king delights to honor. Then¹ parade him on horseback through the city square, ^aand proclaim before him: ‘Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!’ ”

10 Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits within the king’s gate! Leave nothing undone of all that you have spoken.”

11 So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!”

12 Afterward Mordecai went back to the king’s gate. But Haman ^ahurried to his house, mourning ^band with his head covered.

13 When Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against ^ahim but will surely fall before him.”

14 While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs came, and hastened to bring Haman to ^athe banquet which Esther had prepared.

Verse Comparison: Esther 6:7

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American Standard Version
And Haman said unto the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honor,

Amplified® Bible
And Haman said to the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor,

Contemporary English Version
So he replied, "Your Majesty, if you wish to honor a man,

Darby English Version
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honour,

Good News Bible
So he answered the king, "Have royal robes brought for this man---robes that you yourself wear. Have a royal ornament put on your own horse.

King James Version
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

New American Standard Bible
Then Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king desires to honor,

New International Version
So he answered the king, "For the man the king delights to honor,

New King James Version
And Haman answered the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king desires to honor,

Revised Standard Version
and Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor,

Young's Literal Translation
And Haman saith unto the king, `The man in whose honour the king hath delighted,

New English Translation
So Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king wishes to honor,

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