Esther 6:7

7 and he answered, The man, whom the king coveteth to honour, (and so he answered, The man, whom the king desireth to honour,)

Esther 6:7 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 6:7

And Haman answered the king
At once, being very prompt to suggest the honours he hoped to have done to himself:

for the man whom the king delighteth to honour;
let the following things be done.

Esther 6:7 In-Context

5 And the servants of the king said to him, Haman standeth in the hall. And the king said, Enter he in. (And the king's servants said to him, Haman standeth in the courtyard. And the king said, Let him come in.)
6 And when Haman was come in, the king said to him, What oweth to be done to the man, whom the king desireth to honour? (And when Haman had come in, the king said to him, What ought to be done for the man, whom the king desireth to honour?) And Haman thought in his heart, and he guessed, that the king was about to honour no other man but (he) himself, Haman;
7 and he answered, The man, whom the king coveteth to honour, (and so he answered, The man, whom the king desireth to honour,)
8 oweth to be clothed in the king's clothes, and to be set on the horse which is of the king's saddle, and to take the king's diadem, that is, his crown, upon his head; (ought to be clothed in the king's robes, and to be put on a horse which is of the king's saddle, and to wear the king's crown on his head;)
9 and the first, or chief, of the princes and of the strong men of the king, he (should) hold his horse, leading him, and go he by the streets of the city, and cry he, and say, Thus he shall be honoured, whom the king will honour. (and then one of the king's most honoured princes, or leaders, should lead his horse through the city square, and he should cry, and say, Thus shall he be honoured/He is worthy of this honour, whom the king desireth to honour.)
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