Esther 7:7-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 Angered(A) by this, the king arose from where they were drinking wine and went to the palace garden.(B) Haman remained to beg Queen Esther for his life because he realized the king was planning something terrible for him.(C) 8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the house of wine drinking, Haman was falling on the couch(D) where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually violate the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the statement left the king’s mouth, Haman’s face was covered.(E)
9 Harbona, one of the royal eunuchs,(F) said: “There is a gallows 75 feet[a] tall at Haman’s house that he made for Mordecai,(G) who gave the report that saved[b] the king.”(H)
The king commanded, “Hang him on it.”
10 They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai.(I) Then the king’s anger subsided.(J)
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- Esther 7:9 Lit 50 cubits
- Esther 7:9 Lit who spoke good for
Esther 7:7-10
Common English Bible
7 Furious, the king got up and left the banquet for the palace garden. But Haman stood up to beg Queen Esther for his life. He saw clearly that the king’s mood meant a bad end for him.
8 The king returned from the palace garden to the banquet room just as Haman was kneeling on the couch where Esther was reclining. “Will you even molest the queen while I am in the house?” the king said. The words had barely left the king’s mouth before covering Haman’s face with dread.[a]
9 Harbona, one of the eunuchs serving the king, said, “Sir, look! There’s the stake that Haman made for Mordecai, the man who spoke up and did something good for the king. It’s standing at Haman’s house—seventy-five feet high.”
“Impale him on it!” the king ordered. 10 So they impaled Haman on the very pole that he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger went away.
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- Esther 7:8 Or the face of Haman was covered.
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