Ester 7:9

Listen to Ester 7:9
9 Y Jarbon谩, uno de los eunucos que atend铆an al rey, dijo:鈥擧ay una estaca a veinticinco metros[a] de altura, junto a la casa de Am谩n. 脡l mand贸 colocarla para Mardoqueo, el que intervino en favor del rey.鈥斅u茅lguenlo en ella! 鈥攐rden贸 el rey.

Ester 7:9 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 7:9

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king,
&c.] One of the seven chamberlains, see ( Esther 1:10 ) , his name, with Josephus F25, is Sabouchadas.

Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for
Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of
Haman.
This man, perhaps, had seen it there, when he went with others to fetch Haman to the banquet, ( Esther 6:14 ) . The sin of Haman is aggravated by preparing a gallows for a man before he was accused to the king, or condemned, or had a grant for his execution, and for a man that had well deserved of the king for discovering a conspiracy against him, and whom now the king had delighted to honour:

then the king said, hang him thereon;
immediately, being ready prepared, the king's word was enough, being a sovereign and tyrannical prince.


FOOTNOTES:

F25 Antiqu. l. 11. c. 6. sect. 11.
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Ester 7:9 In-Context

7 El rey se levant贸 enfurecido, dej贸 de beber y sali贸 al jard铆n del palacio. Pero Am谩n, d谩ndose cuenta de que el rey ya hab铆a decidido su fin, se qued贸 para implorarle a la reina Ester que le perdonara la vida.
8 Cuando el rey volvi贸 del jard铆n del palacio a la sala del banquete, Am谩n estaba inclinado sobre el div谩n donde Ester estaba recostada. Al ver esto, el rey exclam贸:鈥斅 todav铆a se atreve este a violar a la reina en mi presencia y en mi casa!Tan pronto como el rey pronunci贸 estas palabras, cubrieron el rostro de Am谩n.
9 Y Jarbon谩, uno de los eunucos que atend铆an al rey, dijo:鈥擧ay una estaca a veinticinco metros de altura, junto a la casa de Am谩n. 脡l mand贸 colocarla para Mardoqueo, el que intervino en favor del rey.鈥斅u茅lguenlo en ella! 鈥攐rden贸 el rey.
10 De modo que colgaron a Am谩n en la estaca que 茅l hab铆a mandado levantar para Mardoqueo. Con eso se aplac贸 la furia del rey.

Footnotes 1

  • [a] "veinticinco metros" . Lit. "cincuenta codos" .
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