Esther 6:4-6

4 So the king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just ¹entered the outer court of the king's palace in order to speak to the king about ²hanging 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 ³whom the king desires to honor?" And Haman said to himself, "Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?"

Esther 6:4-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ESTHER 6

Ahasuerus, not being able to sleep in the night, ordered the book of records to be brought and read to him, where a fact of Mordecai's was registered, and, upon inquiry, it appeared that nothing had been done to him for it, Es 6:1-3 and Haman being in the outward court, was ordered in, with whom the king consulted what should be done to the man the king delighted to honour; to which Haman gave answer, and was bid to do as he said, Es 6:4-10, which he did, but went home after it confounded and sorrowful, and told his mournful case to his wife and friends, who plainly foresaw his downfall, Es 6:11-14.

Cross References

• 1. Esther 4:11
• 2. Esther 5:14
• 3. Esth 6:7, 9, 11

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "in his heart"