1 SO the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.
5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.

1So the King and Haman came to banquet with Esther the Queene.

2And the king said againe vnto Esther, on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, Queene Esther, and it shalbe granted thee? and what is thy request? and it shall bee performed, euen to the halfe of the kingdome.

3Then Esther the Queene answered, and said; If I haue found fauour in thy sight, O King, and if it please the King, let my life be giuen me at my petition, and my people at my request.

4For we are sold, I, and my people, to be destroyed, to be slaine, and to perish: but if we had bene sold for bondmen, and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not counteruaile the kings dammage.

5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered, & said vnto Esther the Queene: Who is he? and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

6And Esther said, The aduersary and enemie, is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the King and the Queene.

7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath, went into the palace garden: and Haman stood vp to make request for his life to Esther the Queene: for he saw that there was euill determined against him by the King.

8Then the king returned out of the palace garden, into the place of the banquet of wine, and Haman was fallen vpon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the King, Will hee force the Queene also before me in the house? As the word went out of the Kings mouth, they couered Hamans face.

9And Harbonah one of the chamberlaines, said before the king; Behold also the gallowes, fiftie cubites high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.

10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the Kings wrath pacified.

II == Esth 5:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV == Esth 3:9 ; 4:7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII == Esth 1:6 ; Job 9:24

 

 

 

 

 

IX == Esth 1:10 ; 5:14 ; Ps 7:16 ; Prov 11:5-6

 

 

X == Ps 37:35-36 ; Dan 6:24

 

1 So the king and Haman went to the banquet with Queen Esther.

2 Again, on this second day, during the drinking of the wine, the king said to Esther, "Whatever you ask, Queen Esther, shall be granted you. Whatever request you make shall be honored, even for half the kingdom."

3 Queen Esther replied: "If I have found favor with you, O king, and if it pleases your majesty, I ask that my life be spared, and I beg that you spare the lives of my people.

4 For my people and I have been delivered to destruction, slaughter, and extinction. If we were to be sold into slavery I would remain silent, but as it is, the enemy will be unable to compensate for the harm done to the king."

5 "Who and where," said King Ahasuerus to Queen Esther, "is the man who has dared to do this?"

6 Esther replied, "The enemy oppressing us is this wicked Haman." At this, Haman was seized with dread of the king and queen.

7 The king left the banquet in anger and went into the garden of the palace, but Haman stayed to beg Queen Esther for his life, since he saw that the king had decided on his doom.

8 When the king returned from the garden of the palace to the banquet hall, Haman had thrown himself on the couch on which Esther was reclining; and the king exclaimed, "Will he also violate the queen while she is with me in my own house!" Scarcely had the king spoken when the face of Haman was covered over.

9 Harbona, one of the eunuchs who attended the king, said, "At the house of Haman stands a gibbet fifty cubits high. Haman prepared it for Mordecai, who gave the report that benefited the king." The king answered, "Hang him on it."

10 So they hanged Haman on the gibbet which he had made ready for Mordecai, and the anger of the king abated.

v 1,2. Haman was probably still trying to control his emotions when he arrived to the banquet of wine, even more so if he knew Esther’s nationality, but the king is in good humor, and in a grand manner, again offers to grant her request, thinking she would want some kind of gifts or honor. 

v 3,4. Whatever the risk, Esther humbly pleads for her life and that of her people. She shows further humility by expressing a willingness to at least be slaves. Then she bravely infers that the loss of revenue and business from destroying the Jews would be more than the bribe offered by Haman, 3:9.

v 5,6. The king loved Esther and couldn’t imagine who could contrive such a thing. The time has come to confront her enemy. With utmost courage, she names wicked Haman, the king’s right hand man.

v 7. It was not like the king to go out and let his anger cool off. He left in wrath to evaluate how the man he trusted had betrayed him, and his possible punishment.

v 8. Haman fell upon Esther’s couch pleading for his life, but the king returned and thought Esther was being assaulted. She was not, but whereas the king had thought only good of Haman, now he thinks only evil. Staff present were prepared for what might happen, and covered Haman’s face so that he could see the king no more. It may also have been common to cover the face of a man slated for execution.

v 9. Harbonah knew of Haman’s gallows, after all it was 75 feet high. He may have been the one sent to bring Haman to the banquet, and was made aware that it was intended for Mordecai. He quickly suggested the gallows to the king. Probably all the staff disliked Haman’s proud ways but respected Mordecai.

v 10. Haman was immediately hanged, which satisfied the king.