Esther 6:6-8

6 So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What should be done to the man ¹whom the king delights to honor? ” And Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me? ”

7 And Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor,

8 let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, ²and the horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head ³a royal crown^[a] is set.

Esther 6:6-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ESTHER 6

Ahasuerus, not being able to sleep in the night, ordered the book of records to be brought and read to him, where a fact of Mordecai's was registered, and, upon inquiry, it appeared that nothing had been done to him for it, Es 6:1-3 and Haman being in the outward court, was ordered in, with whom the king consulted what should be done to the man the king delighted to honour; to which Haman gave answer, and was bid to do as he said, Es 6:4-10, which he did, but went home after it confounded and sorrowful, and told his mournful case to his wife and friends, who plainly foresaw his downfall, Es 6:11-14.

Cross References

• 1. 6:6 ver. 7, 9, 11
• 2. 6:8 [1 Kgs. 1:33]
• 3. 6:8 ch. 1:11; 2:17

Footnotes

• [a] 6:8 Or 'headdress'