Esther 3:4

3:4 And after they had spoken to him day after day 1  without his paying any attention to them, they informed Haman to see whether this attitude on Mordecai’s part would be permitted. 2  Furthermore, he had disclosed to them that he was a Jew. 3 

Esther 9:25

9:25 But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king 4  gave written orders that Haman’s 5  evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

1 sn Mordecai’s position in the service of the king brought him into regular contact with these royal officials. Because of this association the officials would have found ample opportunity to complain of Mordecai’s refusal to honor Haman by bowing down before him.

2 tn Heb “Will the matters of Mordecai stand?”; NASB “to see whether Mordecai’s reason would stand.”

3 sn This disclosure of Jewish identity is a reversal of the practice mentioned in 1:10, 20.

4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

5 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Haman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.