¹⁰ So the king ^(A)took ^(B)his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the ^(C)enemy of the Jews.

² So the king took off ^(A)his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman.

⁴² Then Pharaoh ^(A)took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he ^(B)clothed him in garments of fine linen ^(C)and put a gold chain around his neck.

⁶ And Esther said, “The adversary and ^(A)enemy is this wicked Haman!”

So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

⁸ You yourselves write a decree concerning the Jews, ^[a]as you please, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for whatever is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s signet ring ^(A)no one can revoke.”

Haman’s Conspiracy Against the Jews

3 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the ^(A)Agagite, and ^(B)advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.