Esther 3:1

And after this king Artaxerxes highly honored Aman son of Amadathes, the Bugaean, and exalted him, and set his seat above all his friends.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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

2And all in the palace did him obeisance, for so the king had given orders to do: but Mardochaeus did not do him obeisance.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:55And all the land of Egypt was hungry; and the people cried to Pharao for bread. And Pharao said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph, and do whatever he shall tell you.

1 Samuel 15:8And he took Agag the king of Amalec alive, and he killed all the people and + 15:8 This is strangely given as the rendering of החריס 'he destroyed.' Hierim with the edge of the sword.

Ezra 7:14One has been sent from the king and the seven councillors, to visit Judea and Jerusalem, according to the law of their God that is in your hand.

Esther 3:10And the king took off his ring, and gave it into the hands of Aman, to seal the decrees against the Jews.

Esther 7:6And Esther said, the + 7:6 Gr. hostile man. adversary is Aman, this wicked man. Then Aman was troubled before the king and the queen.

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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