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Esther 2:6

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2:6 who had been taken into exile from Jerusalem 1  with the captives who had been carried into exile with Jeconiah 2  king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile.

Esther 7:1

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The King Has Haman Executed

7:1 So the king and Haman came to dine 3  with Queen Esther.

Esther 5:12

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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.

Esther 2:13

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2:13 the woman would go to the king in the following way: Whatever she asked for would be provided for her to take with her from the harem to the royal palace.

Esther 6:3

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6:3 The king asked, “What great honor 6  was bestowed on Mordecai because of this?” The king’s attendants who served him responded, “Not a thing was done for him.”

Esther 6:14

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6:14 While they were still speaking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived. They quickly brought Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Esther 5:14

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5:14 Haman’s 7  wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a gallows seventy-five feet 8  high built, and in the morning tell the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet contented.” 9 

It seemed like a good idea to Haman, so he had the gallows built.

Esther 7:8

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7:8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down 10  on the couch where Esther was lying. 11  The king exclaimed, “Will he also attempt to rape the queen while I am still in the building!”

As these words left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Esther 9:25

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9:25 But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king 12  gave written orders that Haman’s 13  evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.
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[2:6]  1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:6]  2 sn Jeconiah is an alternative name for Jehoiachin. A number of modern English versions use the latter name to avoid confusion (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).

[7:1]  3 tn Heb “to drink”; NASB “to drink wine.” The expression is a metaphor for lavish feasting, cf. NRSV “to feast”; KJV “to banquet.”

[5:12]  5 tn Heb “caused to come”; KJV “did let no man come in…but myself.”

[5:12]  6 tn Heb “called to her”; KJV “invited unto her”; NAB “I am to be her guest.”

[6:3]  7 tn Heb “honor and greatness.” The expression is a hendiadys (see the note on 5:10 for an explanation of this figure).

[5:14]  9 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Haman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:14]  10 tn Heb “fifty cubits.” Assuming a standard length for the cubit of about 18 inches (45 cm), this would be about seventy-five feet (22.5 meters), which is a surprisingly tall height for the gallows. Perhaps the number assumes the gallows was built on a large supporting platform or a natural hill for visual effect, in which case the structure itself may have been considerably smaller. Cf. NCV “a seventy-five foot platform”; CEV “a tower built about seventy-five feet high.”

[5:14]  11 tn Or “joyful”; NRSV “in good spirits”; TEV “happy.”

[7:8]  11 tn Heb “falling”; NAB, NRSV “had (+ just TEV) thrown himself (+ down TEV).”

[7:8]  12 tn Heb “where Esther was” (so KJV, NASB). The term “lying” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons; cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “was reclining.”

[9:25]  13 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:25]  14 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Haman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.



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