Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
Then the king said to Haman, 'Hurry up and take the royal robe and the horse, just as you suggested, and do exactly that for Mordecai the Jew who sits at the king's gate. Don't leave out a single thing you mentioned.'
The king is commanding Haman to honor Mordecai with the very ceremony Haman had hoped to receive for himself.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Esther, set in the ancient Persian Empire under King Xerxes, the story unfolds amid political intrigue where Haman, a high official, had plotted to exterminate the Jewish people due to his personal grudge against Mordecai. That night, the king has a sleepless episode and reviews records of past events, discovering Mordecai's earlier loyalty in exposing an assassination plot. As a result, the king decides to honor Mordecai, ironically commanding Haman, his enemy, to carry out the lavish public recognition.
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