Esther 3:1

After these events King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him to a place above all the officials who were with him.

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After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

In Context

2All the king’s courtiers who were in the king’s gate used to bow down before Haman, for so the king had commanded, but Mordecai did not bow down nor prostrate himself.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:55for when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.”

Esther 3:10So the king took off his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

Esther 7:6“A foe, an enemy: this wicked Haman.” Esther answered. Haman shrank in terror before the king and the queen.

Psalms 12:8in a world where the wicked prowl, and the worthless are exalted.

Matthew Henry on Esther 3:1

A very black and mournful scene here opens, and which threatens the ruin of all the people of God. Were there not some such dark nights, the light of the morning would not be so welcome. I. Haman is made the king's favourite, ver. 1 . II. Mordecai refuses to give him the honour he demands, ver. 2-4 . III. Haman, for his sake, vows to be revenged upon all the Jews, ver. 5, 6 . IV. He, upon a malicious suggestion, obtains an order from the king to have them all massacred upon a certain day, ver. 7-13 . V. This order… Read the whole commentary →

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