Esther 7:6

6 And Esther said, the adversary Aman, this wicked man. Then Aman was troubled before the king and the queen.

Esther 7:6 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 7:6

And Esther said, the adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman,
&c.] Who was not only an enemy to her and her people, but an adversary to the king, by advising and persuading him to that which was to the loss of his revenues, as well as of his reputation; also, she pointed at him, and gave him his just character; her charge of wickedness upon him, as it was true, it was honourably made to his face before the king, of which, if he could, he had the opportunity of exculpating himself:

then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen;
gave visible signs of his confusion, consternation, and trouble of mind, by the fall of his countenance, his pale looks, his trembling limbs, and quivering lips, being struck dumb, and not able to speak one word for himself.

Esther 7:6 In-Context

4 For both I and my people are sold for destruction, and pillage, and slavery; we and our children for bondmen and bondwomen: and I consented not to it, for the not worthy of the king's palace.

5 And the king said, Who this that has dared to do this thing?

6 And Esther said, the adversary Aman, this wicked man. Then Aman was troubled before the king and the queen.

7 And the king rose up from the banquet to go into the garden: and Aman began to intreat the queen; for he saw that he was in an evil case.

8 And the king returned from the garden; and Aman had fallen upon the bed, intreating the queen. And the king said, Wilt thou even force wife in my house? And when Aman heard it, he changed countenance.

Footnotes

• [a]. hostile man.