1
After these events King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and established his authority over all the princes who were with him.
2
All the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman; for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage.
3
Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why are you transgressing the king's command?"
4
Now it was when they had spoken daily to him and he would not listen to them, that they told Haman to see whether Mordecai's reason would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5
When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage.