KJV ORIGINAL
And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The king took off his signet ring and gave it to Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, who was an enemy of the Jewish people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The king gave Haman his official seal of authority, essentially giving him the power to act on the king's behalf against the Jews.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient Persia, the king's signet ring was like his official signature and gave whoever possessed it the authority to make laws and decrees in the king's name. Haman had just convinced King Xerxes to issue a decree to destroy all the Jews in the empire by offering a large sum of money to the royal treasury. The ring represented absolute power to carry out this genocidal plan.
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