⁸ When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman had thrown himself on the couch where Esther was reclining, and the king said, “Will he even violate the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the words left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman’s face.^(A)

⁶ There were white cotton curtains and blue hangings tied with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings^[a] and marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored stones.^(A)

¹² Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.^(A)

¹⁷ The Lord is about to hurl you away violently, my fellow. He will seize firm hold on you,