Esther 3:5

And, when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bend nor bow down unto him, then was Haman filled with wrath;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

In Context

4Wherefore art, thou, transgressing the command of the king? And it came to pass, when they had spoken unto him day by day, and he had not hearkened unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether the account of Mordecai would stand, for he had told them, that, he, was a Jew.

6but, it was contemptible in his eyes, to thrust forth a hand on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai,—and Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout all the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.

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Cross References

Esther 1:12But Queen Vashti refused to come in at the command of the king, which was given through the eunuchs,—and the king was exceeding wroth, and, his anger, burned within him.

Esther 5:9Then went Haman forth on that day, joyful and of a merry heart,—but, when Haman saw Mordecai in the gate of the king, that he rose not up nor moved because of him, then was Haman filled with wrath against Mordecai.

Psalms 37:12Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.

Proverbs 19:19A man in a rage, taketh away the penalty,—nevertheless, if thou let him go free, the more [stripes] must thou add.

Proverbs 27:3Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand,—but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.

Matthew Henry on Esther 3:2-7

Haman's Malignant Proposal. ( b. c. 510.) 1 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. 2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. 3 Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment? 4… Read the whole commentary →

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