Esther 7:9

And Bugathan, one of the chamberlains, said to the king, Behold, Aman has also prepared a gallows for Mardochaeus, who spoke concerning the king, and a gallows of fifty cubits high has been set up in the premises of Aman. And the king said, Let him be + 7:9 Or, impaled. hanged thereon.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.

In Context

8And the king returned from the garden; and Aman had fallen upon the bed, intreating the queen. And the king said, Will you even force my wife in my house? And when Aman heard it, he changed countenance.

10So Aman was hanged on the gallows that had been prepared for Mardochaeus: and then the king's wrath was appeased.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:51And David ran, and stood upon him, and took his sword, and killed him, and cut off his head: and the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, and they fled.

Esther 1:10Now on the seventh day the king, being merry, told Aman, and Bazan, and Tharrha, and Barazi, and Zatholtha, and Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven chamberlains, servants of king Artaxerxes,

Esther 5:14And Zosara his wife and his friends said to him, Let there be a + 5:14 Gr. a tree cut. gallows made for you of fifty cubits, and in the morning do you speak to the king, and let Mardochaeus be hanged on the gallows: but do you go in to the feast with the king, and be merry. And the saying pleased Aman, and the gallows was prepared.

Esther 6:14While they were yet speaking, the chamberlains arrived, to hasten Aman to the banquet which Esther had prepared.

Esther 9:14And he permitted it to be so done; and he gave up to the Jews of the city the bodies of the sons of Aman to hang.

Job 27:20Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.

Matthew Henry on Esther 7:8-10

The King Incensed Against Haman; Haman Hanged upon His Own Gallows. ( b. c. 510.) 7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king. 8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the… Read the whole commentary →

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