Esther 7
The king is furious. When Haman falls on Esther's couch begging for mercy, the king interprets it as assault. Haman is hanged on the very gallows he built for Mordecai.
EstherChapter 7 of 1010 versesBerean Standard Bible
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So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,
and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”
Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”
Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
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How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Cross-references for Esther 7
“Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.”
“then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’””
“If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.””
“He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.”
“The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
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