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After these things did kingAhasueruspromoteHaman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
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And all the king'sservants, that were in the king'sgate,bowed, and reverencedHaman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecaibowed not, nor did him reverence.
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Now it came to pass, when they spakedailyunto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they toldHaman, to see whether Mordecai'smatters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
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And he thoughtscorn to layhands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Hamansought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.