1:13 The king then inquired of the wise men who were discerners of the times – for it was the royal custom to confer with all those who were proficient in laws and legalities. 1
1:16 Memucan then replied to the king and the officials, “The wrong of Queen Vashti is not against the king alone, but against all the officials and all the people who are throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
6:4 Then the king said, “Who is that in the courtyard?” Now Haman had come to the outer courtyard of the palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had constructed for him.
8:3 Then Esther again spoke with the king, falling at his feet. She wept and begged him for mercy, that he might nullify the evil of Haman the Agagite which he had intended against the Jews. 6
1 tn Heb “judgment” (so KJV); NASB, NIV “justice”; NRSV “custom.”
2 tn Heb “heard”; KJV, NAB, NLT “published”; NIV, NRSV “proclaimed.”
3 tc The phrase “vast though it is” is not included in the LXX, although it is retained by almost all English versions.
4 tn Heb “the glory of his riches” (so KJV, NASB); NRSV “the splendor of his riches.”
5 sn According to Esth 9:10 Haman had ten sons.
6 sn As in 7:4 Esther avoids implicating the king in this plot. Instead Haman is given sole responsibility for the plan to destroy the Jews.
7 tn Heb “He”; the referent (Mordecai) has been specified in the translation for clarity.