Esther 3:4-6

New Catholic Bible

⁴ Day after day they spoke to him about this, but he did not listen to them. So they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai’s explanation was acceptable, for he had informed them that he was a Jew.

⁵ When Haman realized that Mordecai was not going to kneel down or pay him homage, he became enraged. ⁶ Moreover, he decided that it would not be enough to kill only Mordecai; having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he sought to destroy all the Jews—Mordecai’s people—in the kingdom of Ahasuerus.