Esther 6:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 6:12

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 6:12

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American Standard Version
And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

Amplified® Bible
Then Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hastened to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

Contemporary English Version
Afterwards, Mordecai returned to his duties at the palace gate, and Haman hurried home, hiding his face in shame.

Darby English Version
And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

Good News Bible
Mordecai then went back to the palace entrance while Haman hurried home, covering his face in embarrassment.

King James Version
And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

New American Standard Bible
Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried home, mourning, with {his} head covered.

New International Version
Afterward Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief,

New King James Version
Afterward Mordecai went back to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried home, mourning, with his head covered.

Revised Standard Version
Then Mor'decai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.

Young's Literal Translation
And Mordecai turneth back unto the gate of the king, and Haman hath been hastened unto his house mourning, and with covered head,

New English Translation
Then Mordecai again sat at the king’s gate, while Haman hurried away to his home, mournful and with a veil over his head.

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