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The Man Whom the King Honors

During that night, sleep had (A)fled from the king, so he said for them to bring (B)the book of memoranda, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. And it was found written what (C)Mordecai had told concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs from those who were doorkeepers, that they had sought to send forth their hand against King Ahasuerus. And the king said, “What honor or greatness has been done to Mordecai for this?” Then the king’s young men who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.” So the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had (D)entered the outer court of the king’s house in order to speak to the king about (E)hanging Mordecai on the gallows which he had set up for him. And the king’s young men said to him, “Behold, Haman is standing in the court.” And the king said, “Let him come in.” So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What is to be done for the man (F)whom the king delights to honor?” And Haman said in his heart, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?” Then Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor, let them bring a royal robe which the king clothes himself in, and (G)the horse on which the king has ridden, and on whose head (H)a royal crown has been placed; and let the robe and the horse be given over to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, and let them clothe the man whom the king delights to honor and lead him on horseback through the city square (I)and call out before him, ‘Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.’”

Mordecai Is Honored

10 Then the king said to Haman, “Take quickly the robes and the horse as you have said, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate; do not fall short in anything of all that you have spoken.” 11 So Haman took the robe and the horse and clothed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square and called out before him, “Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.”

12 Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman hastened home, mourning, (J)with his head covered. 13 And Haman recounted (K)to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of the seed of the Jews, you will not overcome him, but will surely fall before him.”

14 While they were still speaking with him, the king’s eunuchs reached Haman’s home and hastily (L)brought Haman to the feast which Esther had prepared.

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That night the king could not sleep, so he ordered that the chronicles,[a] the record of the memorable events of his reign, be brought to him. These accounts were read to the king.

They found the account about the incident when Mordecai had reported Bigthan[b] and Teresh, the king’s two eunuchs who had controlled access to the entrance to the palace, who had tried to assassinate King Xerxes.

The king said, “What honor and recognition has been given to Mordecai for this?”

Then the servants of the king who were attending him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”

The king said, “Who is in the court?” Just then Haman had come to the outer court of the king’s palace to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

The king’s servants said to him, “Look, Haman is standing in the court.” The king said, “Have him come in.”

When Haman came in, the king said to him, “What should be done to honor the man with whom the king is pleased?”

Haman said in his heart, “Who could there be that the king would be more pleased to honor than me?”

Haman said to the king, “The man whom the king is pleased to honor should be clothed with garments that the king has worn. He should be given a horse on which the king has ridden, and crowned with a crown that has been on the king’s head. These clothes and this horse should be delivered by one of the highest ranking noblemen of the king. They should dress up the man whom the king is pleased to honor and let him ride on the horse in the public square of the city. Walking in front of him, they will proclaim, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is pleased to honor.”

10 The king said to Haman, “Hurry! Take the clothing and the horse just as you have said, and do this for Mordecai the Jew, who sits in the gatehouse of the king. Do not leave out a thing from whatever you have said.”

11 Haman took the clothing and the horse, clothed Mordecai, had him ride through the public square of the city, and proclaimed before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is pleased to honor.”

12 Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his home, mourning, with his head covered. 13 Haman reported all this to Zeresh his wife and to all his friends.

His advisors and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent,[c] you will not overcome him. Instead, you will surely fall before him.”

14 While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

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Notas al pie

  1. Esther 6:1 Or annals
  2. Esther 6:2 Here spelled Bigthana in Hebrew. Such spelling variants are common in the biblical books.
  3. Esther 6:13 Literally of the seed of the Jews