The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Septuagint 06
1 The Lord removed sleep from the king
that night; so he told his servant to bring in
the† books, the registers of daily events, to
read to him.
2 And he found the‡ records written
concerning Mordecai, how he had told
the king about the king’s two chamberlains,
when they were keeping guard, and
sought to lay hands on Ahasuerus.
3 The king said, “What honor or favor
have we done for Mordecai?”
The king’s servants said, “You haven’t
done anything for him.”
4 And while the king was enquiring
about the kindness of Mordecai, behold,
Haman was in the court. The king said,
“Who is in the court? Now Haman had
come in to speak to the king about hanging
Mordecai on the gallows which he had
prepared.
5 The king’s servants said, “Behold,
Haman stands in the court.”
And the king said, “Call him!”
6 The king said to Haman, “What should
I do for the man whom I wish to honor?”
Haman said within himself, “Whom
would the king honor but myself?”
7 He said to the king, “As for the man
whom the king wishes to honor,
8 let the king’s servants bring the robe of
fine linen which the king puts on, and the
horse on which the king rides,
9 and let him give it to one of the king’s
noble friends, and let him dress the man
whom the king loves. Let him mount him
on the horse, and proclaim through the§
streets of the city, saying, “This is what
will be done for every man whom the king
honors!”
10 Then the king said to Haman, “You
have spoken well. Do so for Mordecai
the Jew, who waits in the palace, and let
not a word of what you have spoken be
neglected!”
11 So Haman took the robe and the horse,
dressed Mordecai, mounted him on the
horse, and went through the streets of the
city, proclaiming, “This is what will be
done for every man whom the king wishes
to honor.”
12 Then Mordecai returned to the palace;
but Haman went home mourning, with his
head covered.
13 Haman related the events that had
happened to him to Zeresh his wife and to
his friends. His friends and his wife said to
him, “If Mordecai is of the race of the Jews,
and you have begun to be humbled before
him, you will assuredly fall; and you will
not be able to withstand him, for the living
God is with him.”
14 While they were still speaking, the
chamberlains arrived to rush Haman to
the banquet which Esther had prepared.