On that night could not the king sleep, literally, "fled away the sleep of the king," AND HE COMMANDED TO BRING THE BOOK OF RECORDS OF THE CHRONICLES, the annals of the kingdom, in which all events worthy of interest were entered by scribes or chroniclers appointed for that purpose; AND THEY WERE RE... [ Continue Reading ]
THE KING ASKS HAMAN'S ADVICE... [ Continue Reading ]
And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, porters at the royal threshold, WHO SOUGHT TO LAY HAND ON THE KING AHASUERUS, Esther 2:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? He implied that it was self-evident that a royal reward should be assigned to Mordecai. THEN SAID THE KING'S SERVANTS THAT MINISTERED UNTO HIM, THERE IS NOTHING DONE FOR HIM, he had not in any manner been requited for his... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king said, Who is in the court? that is, what officer of higher standing is on duty or present at this time? NOW, HAMAN WAS COME INTO THE OUTWARD COURT OF THE KING'S HOUSE, thus early in the morning, TO SPEAK UNTO THE KING TO HANG MORDECAI ON THE GALLOWS THAT HE HAD PREPARED FOR HIM. He had... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in, namely, into the apartments of the king, since he was probably reclining on his bed.... [ Continue Reading ]
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? This was done in accordance with the Oriental custom which lets the royal courtiers name the rewards for special services. NOW, HAMAN, puffed up with his own vanity, THOUGHT IN HIS HEART,... [ Continue Reading ]
And Haman answered the king, stating what he desired for himself, FOR THE MAN WHOM THE KING DELIGHTETH TO HONOR,... [ Continue Reading ]
let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, a dress which he had actually worn, the wearing of which by any other person was the very highest honor, AND THE HORSE THAT THE KING RIDETH UPON, AND THE CROWN ROYAL WHICH IS SET UPON HIS HEAD, the royal steeds wearing an ornament upon t... [ Continue Reading ]
and let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honor, the prince acting as a servant in this instance, AND BRING HIM ON HORSEBACK THROUGH THE STREET OF THE CITY, riding up and down throug... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the king said to Haman, who himself was a prince of the realm, MAKE HASTE AND TAKE THE APPAREL AND THE HORSE, AS THOU HAST SAID, AND DO EVEN SO TO MORDECAI, THE JEW, THAT SITTETH AT THE KING'S GATE, whose nationality was hereby openly stated, in spite of the decree which looked toward the destr... [ Continue Reading ]
MORDECAI HONORED... [ Continue Reading ]
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, surely with inexpressible bitterness in his heart, AND ARRAYED MORDECAI, AND BROUGHT HIM ON HORSEBACK THROUGH THE STREET OF THE CITY, AND PROCLAIMED BEFORE HIM, THUS SHALL IT BE DONE UNTO THE MAN WHOM THE KING DELIGHTETH TO HONOR. The humiliation was all th... [ Continue Reading ]
And Mordecai came again to the king's gate, the entire city knowing of the honor which had been bestowed upon him. BUT HAMAN HASTED TO HIS HOUSE MOURNING AND HAVING HIS HEAD COVERED, in token of the deep shame and disgrace which, he felt, was resting upon him.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Haman told Zeresh, his wife, and all his friends, the men who usually hover about a powerful person while he is in the good graces of the sovereign, EVERYTHING THAT HAD BEFALLEN HIM, the report differing materially from that made the day before. THEN SAID HIS WISE MEN AND ZERESH, HIS WIFE, UNTO... [ Continue Reading ]
And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared, for the Oriental custom required a special message to be sent to the guests just before the hour appointed for a feast to announce that all things were now read... [ Continue Reading ]