Esther 3:5
And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,
Young's Literal Translation
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
Cross References
Esther 1:12and the queen Vashti refuseth to come in at the word of the king that [is] by the hand of the eunuchs, and the king is very wroth, and his fury hath burned in him.
Esther 5:9And Haman goeth forth on that day rejoicing and glad in heart, and at Haman's seeing Mordecai in the gate of the king, and he hath not risen nor moved for him, then is Haman full of fury against Mordecai.
Psalms 37:12The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.
Proverbs 19:19A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.
Proverbs 27:3A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they 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 →