Esther 3:1

Haman Conspires to Destroy the Jews

3:1 Some time later 1  King Ahasuerus promoted 2  Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, exalting him and setting his position 3  above that of all the officials who were with him.

Esther 4:7

4:7 Then Mordecai related to him everything that had happened to him, even the specific amount of money that Haman had offered to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews to be destroyed.

Esther 5:11

5:11 Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, 4  his many sons, 5  and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king’s other officials and servants.

Esther 6:3

6:3 The king asked, “What great honor 6  was bestowed on Mordecai because of this?” The king’s attendants who served him responded, “Not a thing was done for him.”

1 tn Heb “after these things” (so KJV, ASV); NAB, NASB, NIV “After these events.”

2 tn Heb “made great”; NAB “raised…to high rank”; NIV “honored.”

sn The promotion of Haman in 3:1 for reasons unexplained contrasts noticeably with 2:19-23, where Mordecai’s contribution to saving the king’s life goes unnoticed. The irony is striking.

3 tn Heb “chair”; KJV, NRSV “seat”; NASB “established his authority.”

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 tn Heb “honor and greatness.” The expression is a hendiadys (see the note on 5:10 for an explanation of this figure).