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Esther 5:11

in Esther 5

Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

KJV

And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

This verse in Esther 5

Commentary

7 notes on this verse
The multitude of his children - Herodotus tells us that, next to prowess in arms, it was regarded as the greatest proof of manly excellence in Persia to be the father of many sons.” Haman had ten sons (see the margin reference).

This site's exposition

Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself

on Esther 5:10-12

Haman empties his heart at home, counting his riches, his many sons, and every mark of promotion above the king's own princes and servants. He closes with the one honor that outranks the rest in his own eyes, being the queen's sole guest besides the king, twice running.

This site's exposition

Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth

Haman recounted his many sons beside his wealth and the favor of the king. Barnes cites Herodotus: in Persia, many sons counted as the highest proof of manhood after prowess in arms. Haman had ten sons, named at 9:7-9.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. 6 And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed. 7 Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

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And Haman told them of the glory of his riches,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

He took notice of his own riches and honours, the numerousness of his family, and the high posts to which he was advanced, that he was the darling of the prince and the idol of the court; and yet all this avails him nothing as long as Mordecai is unhanged.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

The multitude of his children - The Asiatic sovereigns delight in the number of their children; and this is one cause why they take so many wives and concubines.

The words behind it

20 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.

  • וַיְסַפֵּ֨רand he recounted

    vaysaperH5608 →

  • לָהֶ֥םto them

    lahem

  • הָמָ֛ןHaman

    hamanH2001 →54 times

  • אֶת־<obj.> [about]

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • כְּב֥וֹד[the] splendor of

    kevodH3519 →

  • עָשְׁר֖וֹwealth his

    asheroH6239 →

  • וְרֹ֣בand [the] multitude of

    veroH7230 →

  • בָּנָ֑יוsons his

    banavH1121 →4930 times

  • וְאֵת֩and <obj.> [about]

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֨רthat

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • גִּדְּל֤וֹhe had made great him

    gideloH1431 →117 times

  • הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • וְאֵ֣תand <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רthis:

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • נִשְּׂא֔וֹhe had exalted him

    niseoH5375 →656 times

  • עַל־above

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הַשָּׂרִ֖יםthe officials

    hasarimH8269 →421 times

  • וְעַבְדֵ֥יand [the] servants of

    veavdeiH5650 →799 times

  • הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

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

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

    1 Timothy 6:17

    Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us…

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 11:28

      He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

    • Acts 14:17

      Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

    • Matthew 19:23

      Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

    • 1 Timothy 4:10

      To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

    • James 1:9–10

      The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.

  • Through

    Esther 3:1

    After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.

    it leads to

    • Numbers 24:7

      Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.

    • Daniel 6:2

      and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.

  • Through

    Genesis 31:1

    Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”

    it leads to

    • Ecclesiastes 4:4

      I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Where this verse is studied

About Esther

Esther Before the King — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Esther Before the King — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.