Esther 3:4

3:4 And after they had spoken to him day after day ¹  without his paying any attention to them, they informed Haman to see whether this attitude on Mordecai’s part would be permitted. ²  Furthermore, he had disclosed to them that he was a Jew. ³ 

Esther 5:8

5:8 If I have found favor in the king’s sight and if the king is inclined ⁴  to grant my request and perform my petition, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet that I will prepare for them. At that time ⁵  I will do as the king wishes. ⁶ 

Esther 5:11

5:11 Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, ⁷  his many sons, ⁸  and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king’s other officials and servants.

Esther 9:22

9:22 as the time when the Jews gave themselves rest from their enemies – the month when their trouble was turned to happiness and their mourning to a holiday. These were to be days of banqueting, happiness, sending gifts to one another, and providing for the poor.

¹ sn Mordecai’s position in the service of the king brought him into regular contact with these royal officials. Because of this association the officials would have found ample opportunity to complain of Mordecai’s refusal to honor Haman by bowing down before him.

² tn Heb “Will the matters of Mordecai stand?”; NASB “to see whether Mordecai’s reason would stand.”

³ sn This disclosure of Jewish identity is a reversal of the practice mentioned in 1:10, 20.

⁴ tn Heb “if upon the king it is good.” Cf. the similar expression in v. 4, which also occurs in 7:3; 8:5; 9:13.

⁵ tn Heb “and tomorrow” (so NASB); NAB, NRSV “and then.”

⁶ tn Heb “I will do according to the word of the king,” i.e., answer the question that he has posed. Cf. NCV “Then I will answer your question about what I want.”

⁷ tn Heb “the glory of his riches” (so KJV, NASB); NRSV “the splendor of his riches.”

⁸ sn According to Esth 9:10 Haman had ten sons.