Esther 6:9
in Esther 6Let 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!’”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and let the apparel and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man therewith whom the king delighteth to honor, and cause him to ride on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor.
KJV
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
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This verse in Esther 6
Commentary
7 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 told the king
on Esther 6:7-9
Haman answers with the full ceremony of a Persian triumph. The man is to wear the royal robe and ride the king's horse, led through the city square by one of the king's noble princes. Every detail he names for his glory is handed to his enemy within the hour.
This site's exposition
Let the robe and the horse
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown describe the custom: on great occasions the highest subject led the royal horse, a parade that could last hours. Haman made a noble prince the servant of the man honored. Clarke likens him to the dog of the fable who lost the substance for its shadow.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes,....
And shall not every good Christian then honour those whom the King of kings delights to honour and call the saints that are on the earth the excellent ones?
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
One of the king’s most noble princes - Alas, Poor Haman! Never was the fable of the dog and shadow more literally fulfilled. Thou didst gape at the shadow, and didst lose the substance.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes . . . array the man--On grand and public occasions, the royal steed is led by the highest subject through the principal streets of the city, a ceremony which may occupy several hours.
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The words behind it
30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָת֨וֹן | venaton | and let them put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| הַלְּב֜וּשׁ | halevush | the clothing | H3830 → | 33 times |
| וְהַסּ֗וּס | vehasus | and the horse | H5483 → | 140 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יַד־ | yad- | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| אִ֞ישׁ | ʾish | a man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| מִשָּׂרֵ֤י | misarei | one of [the] officials of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔ים | hapartemim | the nobles | H6579 → | |
| וְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ | vehilbishu | and they will clothe | H3847 → | 110 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאִ֔ישׁ | haish | the man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חָפֵ֣ץ | chafetz | he delights | H2654 → | 74 times |
| בִּֽיקָר֑וֹ | bikaro | in honor his | H3366 → | 17 times |
| וְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּ | vehirkivuhu | and they will make ride him | H7392 → | 78 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַסּוּס֙ | hasus | the horse | H5483 → | 140 times |
| בִּרְח֣וֹב | birchov | in [the] open place of | H7339 → | 43 times |
| הָעִ֔יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וְקָרְא֣וּ | vekareu | and they will proclaim | H7121 → | 733 times |
| לְפָנָ֔יו | lefanav | <to> before him | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| כָּ֚כָה | kakhah | thus | H3602 → | 37 times |
| יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה | yeaseh | it will be done | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לָאִ֔ישׁ | laish | for the 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 |
וְנָת֨וֹןand let them put
venatonH5414 →2011 times
הַלְּב֜וּשׁthe clothing
halevushH3830 →33 times
וְהַסּ֗וּסand the horse
vehasusH5483 →140 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יַד־[the] hand of
yad-H3027 →1618 times
אִ֞ישׁa man
ʾishH376 →1663 times
מִשָּׂרֵ֤יone of [the] officials of
misareiH8269 →421 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםthe nobles
hapartemimH6579 →
וְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙and they will clothe
vehilbishuH3847 →110 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאִ֔ישׁthe man
haishH376 →1663 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
חָפֵ֣ץhe delights
chafetzH2654 →74 times
בִּֽיקָר֑וֹin honor his
bikaroH3366 →17 times
וְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּand they will make ride him
vehirkivuhuH7392 →78 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַסּוּס֙the horse
hasusH5483 →140 times
בִּרְח֣וֹבin [the] open place of
birchovH7339 →43 times
הָעִ֔ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
וְקָרְא֣וּand they will proclaim
vekareuH7121 →733 times
לְפָנָ֔יו<to> before him
lefanavH6440 →2123 times
כָּ֚כָהthus
kakhahH3602 →37 times
יֵעָשֶׂ֣הit will be done
yeasehH6213 →2628 times
לָאִ֔ישׁfor the man
laishH376 →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
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice 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…
it leads to
- Matthew 21:4–7
This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
- Zephaniah 3:14–15
Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
- John 12:13–16
They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”
- Zechariah 2:10
“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Matthew 21:4–7
Through
Genesis 41:43He 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.
it leads to
- Genesis 45:8
Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
- Acts 7:10
and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
- Genesis 45:26
“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
- Genesis 45:8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Aphrahat the Persian Sage, DEMONSTRATIONS 21.20; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
