Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
On
that night could
not
the king sleep
; and
he commanded
to
bring
the book of records of
the chronicles, and they
were
read before
the
king
.
That night sleep
escaped
the king; so
he ordered
the Book of Records ,
the Chronicles, to
be
brought
in
and read to
him
.
And it was found written,
that Mordecai had told
of
Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's
chamberlains,
of
those
that
kept
the threshold
, who
had sought
to lay
hands
on
the
king Ahasuerus
.
And there
it was found recorded
that Mordecai had exposed
Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs
who
guarded
the king’s
entrance
, when
they
had conspired
to assassinate
King Xerxes
.
And
the king said
, What honor and
dignity hath
been bestowed on Mordecai for this? Then
said
the
king's
servants
that
ministered
unto
him,
There
is
nothing done for him.
The king inquired
, “
What honor or
dignity has
been bestowed on Mordecai for this act
? ”
“
Nothing has
been
done for him ,”
replied
the
king’s
attendants
.
And
the
king
said,
Who is in the court? Now Haman was
come
into
the outward
court of the king's
house,
to speak
unto
the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that
he had prepared for him.
“
Who is in the court? ”
the
king
asked.
Now Haman had
just
entered
the outer
court of the palace
to ask
the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.
And
the king's
servants
said
unto
him, Behold,
Haman standeth
in the court. And
the
king
said,
Let
him come
in.
So
the king’s
attendants
answered
him, “
Haman is
there,
standing
in the court. ”
“Bring
him in ,”
ordered
the
king
.
So
Haman came
in.
And the king said
unto
him, What shall
be done unto
the man whom the king delighteth
to honor? Now Haman said
in
his
heart,
To whom would the king delight
to do
honor more than to
myself
?
Haman entered,
and the king asked
him, “
What should
be done for
the man whom the king is
delighted
to honor? ”
Now Haman thought
to himself,
“
Whom would the king be
delighted
to honor more than me
? ”
And Haman said
unto
the king, For the man whom the king delighteth
to honor,
And Haman told
the king, “
For the man whom the king is
delighted
to honor,
let
royal apparel
be
brought
which
the
king
useth
to
wear,
and
the
horse
that the king rideth
upon,
and on the
head
of
which a crown
royal is
set:
have
them
bring
a
royal robe
that the king himself
has
worn
and a
horse
on which the
king
himself
has
ridden—one
with
a royal crest
placed
on
its
head.
and
let the apparel
and the horse be delivered
to the
hand
of
one of the king's
most noble princes ,
that
they
may
array the man therewith
whom
the king delighteth
to honor ,
and cause
him to
ride
on horseback
through
the street
of
the city, and
proclaim
before him, Thus
shall
it
be
done to
the man whom the king delighteth
to honor .
Let the robe
and the horse be entrusted
to one of the king’s
most noble princes .
Let
them
array the man the king wants
to honor and parade
him on the horse
through
the city square
, proclaiming
before him, ‘This
is
what
is
done for
the man whom the king is
delighted
to honor !’”
Then
the king said
to Haman, Make
haste,
and take the apparel
and the horse ,
as
thou
hast
said,
and
do
even
so
to Mordecai the Jew, that
sitteth
at the king's
gate :
let
nothing
fail
of
all
that thou
hast
spoken
.
“Hurry,”
said
the king to Haman, “
and do
just
as
you
proposed.
Take the robe
and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who
is
sitting
at the king’s
gate .
Do
not
neglect
anything
that you
have
suggested
. ”
Then
took
Haman the apparel
and the horse, and
arrayed Mordecai, and caused
him to
ride
through the street
of
the
city, and
proclaimed
before him, Thus
shall
it
be
done unto
the man whom the king delighteth
to honor .
So
Haman took
the robe
and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded
him through the city square
, crying
out
before him, “This
is
what
is
done for
the man whom the king is
delighted
to honor !”
And
Mordecai came
again
to the king's
gate. But Haman hasted
to
his
house
, mourning
and
having
his head covered.
Then
Mordecai returned
to the king’s
gate. But Haman rushed
home
, with
his head covered in
grief
.
And
Haman recounted
unto
Zeresh
his wife and all his friends everything that had befallen
him
. Then
said
his wise
men
and Zeresh
his wife unto
him, If
Mordecai, before whom thou
hast
begun to
fall
, be
of
the
seed
of
the
Jews
, thou
shalt
not prevail against him ,
but
shalt
surely fall before him.
Haman told
his wife Zeresh
and all his friends everything that had happened
. His advisers
and his wife Zeresh
said
to
him, “Since
Mordecai, before whom your
downfall
has
begun, is
Jewish
, you
will
not prevail against him —for
surely you
will
fall before him. ”
While they were yet
talking
with him
, came
the king's
chamberlains,
and hasted
to bring
Haman
unto
the banquet that Esther had prepared.
While they were still
speaking
with Haman
, the king’s
eunuchs
arrived
and rushed
him
to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
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