Then said Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, unto
him
His wife very probably first moved it, and all his friends
present approved of it and united in it:
let a gallows be made, of fifty cubits, high;
that the person hanged thereon might be seen at a distance, and
so be a greater reproach to him, and a terror to others, to take
care they were not guilty of the same offence: Cartalo was
ordered by his father to be fixed to the highest cross in the
sight of the city F12; and it was usual for crosses to be
erected very high F13 both for that purpose, and for
greater infamy and disgrace F14:
and tomorrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be
hanged
thereon;
get a grant from him for it; of which they made no doubt, since
Haman had such an interest in him, and had already obtained an
order to destroy all Jews in his dominions:
then go thou in merrily with the king unto the
banquet;
eased of the burden of his mind, and honoured to be a guest with
the royal pair:
and the thing pleased Haman, and he caused the gallows to
be made;
but it was for himself, as it proved in the issue. See ( Esther 7:10 ) .