Esther 6:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 6:8

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.”

Verse Comparison: Esther 6:8

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American Standard Version
let royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and on the head of which a crown royal is set:

Amplified® Bible
Let royal apparel be brought which the king has worn and the horse which the king has ridden, and a royal crown be set on his head.

Contemporary English Version
have someone bring him one of your own robes and one of your own horses with a fancy headdress.

Darby English Version
let the royal apparel be brought with which the king arrays himself, and the horse that the king rides upon, and on the head of which the royal crown is set;

Good News Bible
(SEE 6:7)

King James Version
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

New American Standard Bible
let them bring a royal robe which the king has worn, and the horse on which the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown has been placed;

New International Version
have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head.

New King James Version
let a royal robe be brought which the king has worn, and a horse on which the king has ridden, which has a royal crest placed on its head.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
let them bring a royal robe which the king has worn, and the horse on which the king has ridden, and on whose head has placed a royal crown ;

Revised Standard Version
let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and the horse which the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown is set;

Young's Literal Translation
let them bring in royal clothing that the king hath put on himself, and a horse on which the king hath ridden, and that the royal crown be put on his head,

New English Translation
let them bring royal attire which the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden – one bearing the royal insignia!¹

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