Esther 7:10

10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordekhai. Then the king's anger subsided.

Esther 7:10 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for
Mordecai
Not within his house, ( Esther 7:9 ) , but more probably in his courtyard, in the sight of his family and friends; or, it may be, the gallows was taken from thence, and set up without the city, where he was hanged: for so it is said in the additions of the book of Esther,

``For he that was the worker of these things, is hanged at the gates of Susa with all his family: God, who ruleth all things, speedily rendering vengeance to him according to his deserts.'' (Esther 16:18)

that he was hanged without the gates of Shushan; see ( Psalms 7:15 Psalms 7:16 ) ,

then was the king's wrath pacified;
having inflicted punishment on such a wicked counsellor of his, and the contriver of such mischief.

Esther 7:10 In-Context

8 Haman had just fallen on the couch where Ester was, when the king returned from the palace garden to the wine banquet. He shouted, "Is he even going to rape the queen here in the palace, before my very eyes?" The moment these words left the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

9 Harvonah, one of the king's attendants, said, "Look! The gallows seventy-five feet high that Haman made for Mordekhai, who spoke only good for the king, is standing at Haman's house."The king said, "Hang him on it."

10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordekhai. Then the king's anger subsided.