Estherchapter 6
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The Triumph of Mordecai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
A.The king cannot sleep, and the chronicles are read to himvv. 1-5
1 That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him. 2 And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. 3 The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants. 4 “Who is in the court?” the king asked. Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him. 5 So the king’s attendants answered him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.” “Bring him in,” ordered the king.
B.Haman leads the horse he thought would carry himselfvv. 6-11
6 Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?” 7 And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delighted to honor, 8 have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head. 9 Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’” 10 “Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.” 11 So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”
C.Mourning at home while the eunuchs hurry him to the banquetvv. 12-14
12 Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief. 13 Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.” 14 While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
Chapter summary
'On that night could not the king sleep.' The book of records is read before him, and there stands the unrewarded service of Mordecai.
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Chapter summary
'On that night could not the king sleep.' The book of records is read before him, and there stands the unrewarded service of Mordecai.
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'On that night could not the king sleep.' The book of records is read before him, and there stands the unrewarded service of Mordecai. At the very hour Haman arrives in the outer court to ask for his hanging. The king asks what should be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor; Haman, certain it means himself, prescribes royal apparel, the horse the king rides, the crown royal, and a noble prince to proclaim before him. 'Make haste,' says the king, 'and do even so to Mordecai the Jew.' Haman leads the horse, then hurries home mourning with his head covered, where his wise men tell him he shall surely fall before this man of the seed of the Jews.
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.
Context
History · Mordecai — Esther overview
- A. 1–5 The king cannot sleep, and the chronicles are read to him
- B. 6–11 Haman leads the horse he thought would carry himself
- C. 12–14 Mourning at home while the eunuchs hurry him to the banquet
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- Esther 5:8If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
- Esther 5:14His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
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- Esther 2:17And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
- Esther 2:21In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
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- Genesis 40:19Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”
- Genesis 40:23The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
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- Esther 6:9Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”
- Esther 6:11So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.