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Esther 6:9

in Esther 6

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!’”

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.

This verse in Esther 6

Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

Aphrahat the Persian Sage

DEMONSTRATIONS 21.20 · Written before 345.

Mordecai 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,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

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 & Brown

1802–1910

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 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.

  • 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 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

    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…

    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.

  • Through

    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.

    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.

Where this verse is studied

About Esther

The Triumph of Mordecai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Triumph of Mordecai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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.