Esther 6:7

7 And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delighted to honor,

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 So the king’s attendants answered him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.” “Bring him in,” ordered the king.

6 Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”

7 And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delighted to honor,

8 have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.

9 Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”