Esther 3:5

5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not kneel and bow to him, Haman was infuriated.

Esther 3:5 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 3:5

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him
reverence
For, after the information given him, he observed and watched him, to see whether he bowed and did him reverence or not:

then was Haman full of wrath;
exceedingly displeased and angry; it was such a mortification to him he could not bear.

Esther 3:5 In-Context

3 Then the king's advisers at the king's gate asked Mordecai, "Why do you ignore the king's command?"

4 Although they asked him day after day, he paid no attention to them. So they informed Haman to see if Mordecai's actions would be tolerated, since Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew.

5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not kneel and bow to him, Haman was infuriated.

6 Because the king's advisers had informed him about Mordecai's nationality, he thought it beneath himself to kill only Mordecai. So Haman planned to wipe out Mordecai's people--all the Jews in the entire kingdom of Xerxes.

7 In Xerxes' twelfth year as king, Pur (which means the lot) was thrown in front of Haman for every day of every month, from Nisan, the first month, until Adar, the twelfth month.