Esther 6:7

7 So he replied, “If the king wishes to honor someone,

Esther 6:7 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 6:7

And Haman answered the king
At once, being very prompt to suggest the honours he hoped to have done to himself:

for the man whom the king delighteth to honour;
let the following things be done.

Esther 6:7 In-Context

5 So the attendants replied to the king, “Haman is out in the court.” “Bring him in,” the king ordered.

6 So Haman came in, and the king said, “What should I do to honor a man who truly pleases me?” Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”

7 So he replied, “If the king wishes to honor someone,

8 he should bring out one of the king’s own royal robes, as well as a horse that the king himself has ridden—one with a royal emblem on its head.

9 Let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble officials. And let him see that the man whom the king wishes to honor is dressed in the king’s robes and led through the city square on the king’s horse. Have the official shout as they go, ‘This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!’”