Esther 6:7
in Esther 6And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delighted to honor,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Haman said unto the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honor,
KJV
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
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This verse in Esther 6
Commentary
3 notes on this verseMordecai was also persecuted as Jesus was persecuted. Mordecai was persecuted by the wicked Haman; and Jesus was persecuted by the rebellious people. Mordecai by his prayer delivered his people from the hands of Haman; and Jesus by his prayer delivered his people from the hands of Satan. Mordecai was delivered from the hands of his persecutor; and Jesus was rescued from the hands of his persecutors.
This site's exposition
And Haman answered the king
on Esther 6:7-9
Haman answers with the full ceremony of a Persian triumph: the royal robe, the king's own horse, the crown, led through the city street by one of the king's most noble princes, proclaiming the man's honor before the whole capital. Every detail he names for his own glory is measured out and handed to his enemy within the hour.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Haman answered the king,.... At once, being very prompt to suggest the honours he hoped to have done to himself: for the man whom the king delighteth to honour; let the following things be done.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הָמָ֖ן | haman | Haman | H2001 → | 54 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אִ֕ישׁ | ʾish | a man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חָפֵ֥ץ | chafetz | he delights | H2654 → | 74 times |
| בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃ | bikaro | in honor his | H3366 → | 17 times |
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
הָמָ֖ןHaman
hamanH2001 →54 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אִ֕ישׁa man
ʾishH376 →1663 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
חָפֵ֥ץhe delights
chafetzH2654 →74 times
בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃in honor his
bikaroH3366 →17 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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…
it leads to
- Genesis 41:43
He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
- 1 Kings 1:33–34
“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
- Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of…
- Genesis 41:43
Through
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…
it leads to
- Luke 1:52
He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
- Esther 9:3
And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.
- Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy…
- Ezra 6:13
In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.
- Esther 8:15
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted…
- Luke 1:52
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Aphrahat the Persian Sage, DEMONSTRATIONS 21.20; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.
