Esther 6:5

5 The king's servants said to him, "Behold, Haman is standing in the court." And the king said, "Let him come in."

Esther 6:5 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 6:5

And the king's servants said unto him, behold, Haman standeth
in the court
In the outward court; for into the inward court none might enter without being called, for which he was waiting:

and the king said, let him come in;
into his bedchamber; and it was of God, no doubt, that Haman should be on the spot at this very time, when the king was in the humour to do honour to Mordecai, and by him.

Esther 6:5 In-Context

3 The king said, "What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?" Then the king's servants who attended him said, "Nothing has been done for him."

4 So the king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace in order to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows which he had prepared for him.

5 The king's servants said to him, "Behold, Haman is standing in the court." And the king said, "Let him come in."

6 So Haman came in and the king said to him, "What is to be done for the man whom the king desires to honor?" And Haman said to himself, "Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?"

7 Then Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king desires to honor,