strkjv - Esther - 6
1 On that
night could
not the
king sleep, and he
commanded to
bring the
book of
records of the
chronicles dabar#
; and they were
read before the
king.
2 And it was
found written, that
Mordecai had
told of
Bigthana and
Teresh,
two of the
kings chamberlains, the
keepers of the
door, who
sought to
lay hand on the
king Ahasuerus.
3 And the
king said, What
honour and
dignity hath been
done to
Mordecai for this? Then
said the
kings servants that
ministered unto him, There is
nothing done for him.
4 And the
king said, Who is in the
court? Now
Haman was
come into the
outward court of the
kings house, to
speak unto the
king to
hang Mordecai on the
gallows that he had
prepared for him.
5 And the
kings servants said unto him, Behold,
Haman standeth in the
court. And the
king said, Let him come
in.
6 So
Haman came
in. And the
king said unto him, What shall be
done unto the
man whom the
king delighteth to
honour? Now
Haman thought in his
heart, To whom would the
king delight to
do honour more than to myself?
7 And
Haman answered the
king, For the
man whom the
king delighteth to
honour,
8 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:
9 And let this
apparel and
horse be
delivered to the
hand of
one of the
kings most
noble princes, that they may
array the
man withal whom the
king delighteth to
honour, and
bring him on
horseback through the
street of the
city, and
proclaim before him, Thus shall it be
done to the
man whom the
king delighteth to
honour.
10 Then the
king said to
Haman, 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
kings gate: let
nothing fail of all that thou hast
spoken.
11 Then
took Haman the
apparel and the
horse, 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
honour.
12 And
Mordecai came
again to the
kings gate. But
Haman hasted to his
house mourning, and having his
head covered.
13 And
Haman told Zeresh his
wife and all his
friends every thing that had
befallen him. Then
said his wise
men and
Zeresh his
wife unto him, If
Mordecai be of the
seed of the
Jews,
before whom thou hast
begun to
fall, thou shalt not
prevail against him, but shalt
surely fall before him.
14 And while they were yet
talking with him,
came the
kings chamberlains, and
hasted to
bring Haman unto the
banquet that
Esther had
prepared.