Esther 5:9-11

Contemporary English Version

Haman Plans To Kill Mordecai

⁹ Haman was feeling great as he left. But when he saw Mordecai at the palace gate, he noticed that Mordecai did not stand up or show him any respect. This made Haman really angry, ¹⁰ but he did not say a thing.

When Haman got home, he called together his friends and his wife Zeresh ¹¹ and started bragging about his great wealth and all his sons. He told them the many ways that the king had honored him and how all the other officials and leaders had to respect him.