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Esther 3:5

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When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

KJV

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

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This verse in Esther 3

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence,.... For, after the information given him, he observed and watched him, to see whether he bowed and did him reverence or not: then was Haman full of wrath; exceedingly displeased and angry; it was such a mortification to him he could not bear.

This site's exposition

When Haman saw that Mordecai

on Esther 3:5-7

Haman "was filled with rage," and when he learns Mordecai's people he "scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone". In Nisan, "the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman," and it fell on Adar, eleven months away. The long delay gives the rescue its time.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Rabanus Maurus

EXPLANATION ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER 6 · Written before 856.

proposed

Nothing else is symbolized by the arrogant Haman than the opulence of the powerful of this world who take advantage of the benefits conceded to them by divine mercy. They despise allowing their neighbors, who are given to them as companions by nature, to have …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is soon resolved that Mordecai must die. The head must come off that will not bow to Haman; if he cannot have his honours, he will have his blood. It is as penal in this court not to worship Haman as it was in Nebuchadnezzar's not to worship the golden image which he had set up.

The words behind it

11 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיַּ֣רְאand he saw

    vaiyar'H7200 →1300 times

  • הָמָ֔ןHaman

    hamanH2001 →54 times

  • כִּי־that

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • אֵ֣יןnot

    ʾeinH369 →789 times

  • מָרְדֳּכַ֔יMordecai

    maredokhaiH4782 →60 times

  • כֹּרֵ֥עַ[was] kneeling

    korea'H3766 →36 times

  • וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הand bowing down

    umishtachavehH7812 →172 times

  • ל֑וֹto <the> him

    lo

  • וַיִּמָּלֵ֥אand he was filled

    vaiyimale'H4390 →249 times

  • הָמָ֖ןHaman

    hamanH2001 →54 times

  • חֵמָֽה׃rage

    chemahH2534 →125 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

12 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Esther 5:9That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.6 worksDaniel 3:19At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,4 works1 Samuel 18:8And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”4 worksEsther 3:2All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.3 worksProverbs 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.3 worksJob 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.2 works
The other 6 cross-references, with their words ▾
Proverbs 27:3–4A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.2 worksEsther 1:12Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.2 worksProverbs 19:19A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.2 worksProverbs 12:16A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.2 worksGenesis 4:5–6but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.2 worksProverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Daniel 3:19

    At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,

    it leads to

    • Daniel 3:13

      Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,

    • Leviticus 26:24

      then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.

    • Leviticus 26:28

      then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.

    • Proverbs 21:24

      Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.

  • Through

    Esther 5:9

    That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was…

    it leads to

    • Matthew 2:16

      When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    Proverbs 21:24

    Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 1:1

      Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

    • Ecclesiastes 7:8–9

      The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

  • Through

    Job 5:2

    For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

    it leads to

    • Ecclesiastes 7:9

      Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

Where this verse is studied

About Esther

Esther Before the King, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Esther Before the King, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Esther: the study guide →Read Esther 3 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Rabanus Maurus, EXPLANATION ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER 6 and W. F. Adeney, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther (Expositor's Bible).

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