Esther 5:13

But all this is worth nothing to me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.”

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In The King James Version

Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.

In Context

12Haman said, “Queen Esther invited no one else but me to come with the king to the feast she prepared. Even tomorrow I am again invited by her along with the king.

14Then Zeresh his wife said to Haman and all his friends, “Let them make a gallows fifty cubits high. In the morning speak to the king for them to hang Mordecai on it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast.” This pleased Haman and he had the gallows constructed.

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went into his palace resentful and angry because of the answer Naboth the Jezreelite gave him when he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my ancestors.” He lay down on his bed, turned away his face, and refused to eat any food.

Job 15:20The wicked man twists in pain all his days, 1 the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor to suffer. 1

Psalms 37:12The wicked man plots against the righteous 1 and he grinds his teeth in rage against him. 1

Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the deeds that are done under the sun, and look, they all amount to vapor and chasing the wind. 1

Matthew Henry on Esther 5:10-14

Haman's Joy and Chagrin; Haman's Mediated Revenge. ( b. c. 510.) 9 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. 10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. 11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted… Read the whole commentary →

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