He then sent for his friends to join him, 1 along with his wife Zeresh. 5:11 Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, 2 his many sons, 3 and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king’s other officials and servants. 5:12 Haman said, “Furthermore, Queen Esther invited 4 only me to accompany the king to the banquet that she prepared! And also tomorrow I am invited 5 along with the king. 5:13 Yet all of this fails to satisfy me so long as I have to see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
1 tn Heb “sent and brought.” The expression is probably a hendiadys (a figure of speech in which a single idea is expressed through two words or phrases), in which case the two verbs could be translated simply as “summoned” (so NAB) or “sent for” (NASB).
2 tn Heb “the glory of his riches” (so KJV, NASB); NRSV “the splendor of his riches.”
3 sn According to Esth 9:10 Haman had ten sons.
3 tn Heb “caused to come”; KJV “did let no man come in…but myself.”
4 tn Heb “called to her”; KJV “invited unto her”; NAB “I am to be her guest.”