Ester 5:9

9 Então naquele dia Hamã saiu alegre e de bom ânimo; porém, vendo Mardoqueu � porta do rei, e que ele não se levantava nem tremia diante dele, Hamã se encheu de furor contra Mardoqueu.

Ester 5:9 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 5:9

Then went Haman forth that day, joyful, and with a glad heart,
&c.] From court to his own house

but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up,
nor moved for him;
did not show him the least degree even of civil respect; which he refused to do, partly lest it should be interpreted an adoration of him, and partly because it was well known to him he had formed a scheme for the destruction of him and all his people; and the rather he refused it to him, as Esther was about to make intercession with the king to revoke his decree, of the success of which he had no doubt; and therefore had nothing to fear from him, but treated him with the utmost contempt, as he deserved:

he was full of wrath against Mordecai;
it was a sad mortification to him, and a great allay of that joy and elation of mind on account of the favour he was in; not with the king only, but the queen also, as he imagined.

Ester 5:9 In-Context

7 Ester respondeu, dizendo; Eis a minha petição e o meu rogo:

8 Se tenho alcançado favor do rei, e se parecer bem ao rei concerder-me a minha petição e cumprir o meu rogo, venha o rei com Hamã ao banquete que lhes hei de preparar, e amanhã farei conforme a palavra do rei.

9 Então naquele dia Hamã saiu alegre e de bom ânimo; porém, vendo Mardoqueu � porta do rei, e que ele não se levantava nem tremia diante dele, Hamã se encheu de furor contra Mardoqueu.

10 Contudo Hamã se refreou, e foi para casa; enviou e mandou vir os seus amigos, e Zéres, sua mulher.

11 E contou-lhes Hamã a glória de suas riquezas, a multidão de seus filhos, e tudo em que o rei o tinha engrandecido, e como o havia exaltado sobre os príncipes e servos do rei.