Esther 3:3

3 The members of the royal staff at the King's Gate asked Mordecai, "Why are you disobeying the king's command?"

Esther 3:3 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 3:3

Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate
Observing the behaviour of Mordecai towards Haman from time to time:

said unto Mordecai, why transgressest thou the king's commandment?
of giving reverence to Haman, which they knew he could not be ignorant of.

Esther 3:3 In-Context

1 After all this took place, King Ahasuerus honored Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite. He promoted him in rank and gave him a higher position than all the other officials.

2 The entire royal staff at the King's Gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded this to be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.

3 The members of the royal staff at the King's Gate asked Mordecai, "Why are you disobeying the king's command?"

4 When they had warned him day after day and he still would not listen to them, they told Haman to see if Mordecai's actions would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.

5 When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage.