Esther 2:13

2:13 the woman would go to the king in the following way: Whatever she asked for would be provided for her to take with her from the harem to the royal palace.

Esther 6:4

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.

Esther 7:7

7:7 In rage the king arose from the banquet of wine and withdrew to the palace garden. Meanwhile, Haman stood to beg Queen Esther for his life, 1  for he realized that the king had now determined a catastrophic end for him. 2 

Esther 9:4

9:4 Mordecai was of high rank 3  in the king’s palace, and word about him was spreading throughout all the provinces. His influence 4  continued to become greater and greater.

1 sn There is great irony here in that the man who set out to destroy all the Jews now finds himself begging for his own life from a Jew.

2 tn Heb “for he saw that calamity was determined for him from the king”; NAB “the king had decided on his doom”; NRSV “the king had determined to destroy him.”

3 tn Heb “great”; NRSV “powerful”; NIV “prominent”; NCV “very important.”

4 tn Heb “the man Mordecai” (so NASB, NRSV).