Esther 5:9
Then on that day Haman went out full of joy and glad in heart; but when he saw Mordecai in the king's doorway, and he did not get to his feet or give any sign of fear before him, Haman was full of wrath against Mordecai.
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10But controlling himself, he went to his house; and he sent for his friends and Zeresh, his wife.
Cross References
1 Kings 21:4So Ahab came into his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. And stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would take no food.
Esther 2:19And when the virgins came together in the second house of the women, Mordecai took his seat in the doorway of the king's house.
Esther 3:5And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.
Job 31:31If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?
Psalms 27:3Even if an army came against me with its tents, my heart would have no fear: if war was made on me, my faith would not be moved.
Daniel 3:16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answering Nebuchadnezzar the king, said, There is no need for us to give you an answer to this question.
Matthew Henry on Esther 5:2-9
Esther's Approach to the King. ( b. c. 510.) 1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched… Read the whole commentary →