Ester 5:14

14 Allora Zeresh sua moglie, e tutti i suoi amici gli dissero: "Si prepari una forca alta cinquanta cubiti; e domattina di’ al re che vi s’appicchi Mardocheo; poi vattene allegro al convito col re". E la cosa piacque a Haman, che fece preparare la forca.

Ester 5:14 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 5:14

Then said Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, unto him
His wife very probably first moved it, and all his friends present approved of it and united in it:

let a gallows be made, of fifty cubits, high;
that the person hanged thereon might be seen at a distance, and so be a greater reproach to him, and a terror to others, to take care they were not guilty of the same offence: Cartalo was ordered by his father to be fixed to the highest cross in the sight of the city ^F12; and it was usual for crosses to be erected very high ^F13 both for that purpose, and for greater infamy and disgrace ^F14:

and tomorrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged
thereon;
get a grant from him for it; of which they made no doubt, since Haman had such an interest in him, and had already obtained an order to destroy all Jews in his dominions:

then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet;
eased of the burden of his mind, and honoured to be a guest with the royal pair:

and the thing pleased Haman, and he caused the gallows to be made;
but it was for himself, as it proved in the issue. See ( Esther 7:10 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Justin e Trogo, l. 18. c. 7. Vid. l. 22. c. 7.
F13 Vid. Lipsium de Cruce, l. 3. c. 13.
F14 Suetonius in Galba, c. 9.

Ester 5:14 In-Context

12 E aggiunse: "Anche la regina Ester non ha fatto venire col re altri che me al convito che ha dato; e anche per domani sono invitato da lei col re.

13 Ma tutto questo non mi soddisfa finché vedrò quel Giudeo di Mardocheo sedere alla porta del re".

14 Allora Zeresh sua moglie, e tutti i suoi amici gli dissero: "Si prepari una forca alta cinquanta cubiti; e domattina di’ al re che vi s’appicchi Mardocheo; poi vattene allegro al convito col re". E la cosa piacque a Haman, che fece preparare la forca.