Esther 6:9

9 Then hand over the robe and the horse to another man, one of the king's officials. Have him personally robe the man whom the king really wants to honor and lead him on the horse through the city square. As he goes, have him shout, ‘This is what the king does for the man he really wants to honor!'"

Esther 6:9 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 6:9

And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one
of the king's most noble princes
The one,

that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour;
and the other to be led in state before him:

and bring him on horseback through the street of the city;
on another horse, that all might see what honour was done him:

and proclaim before him;
as before Joseph, when advanced next to Pharaoh, ( Genesis 41:43 ) this was not to be done by an herald, but by a nobleman, to whom the apparel and horse were to be delivered, and was done by Haman, ( Esther 6:11 ) ,

thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour;
these were the words said in the proclamation, signifying this was the man the king delighted to honour, and this the manner in which he would have it done.

Esther 6:9 In-Context

7 So Haman said to the king, "Here's what should be done for the man the king really wants to honor.

8 Have servants bring out a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden. It should have a royal crest on its head.

9 Then hand over the robe and the horse to another man, one of the king's officials. Have him personally robe the man whom the king really wants to honor and lead him on the horse through the city square. As he goes, have him shout, ‘This is what the king does for the man he really wants to honor!'"

10 Then the king said to Haman, "Hurry, take the robe and the horse just as you've said and do exactly that for Mordecai the Jew, who works at the King's Gate. Don't leave out a single thing you've said!"

11 So Haman took the robe and the horse and put the robe on Mordecai. He led him on horseback through the city square, shouting as he went, "This is what the king does for the man he really wants to honor!"

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX sing robe and lead, cf Heb plural verbs