And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
Then Harbonah, one of the king's servants, spoke up and said, 'Your Majesty, there's also a gallows seventy-five feet tall that Haman built to hang Mordecai on—the same Mordecai who saved the king's life. It's standing right there at Haman's house.' The king immediately said, 'Hang Haman on it!'
This verse shows the dramatic moment when Haman's own trap becomes his downfall—he dies on the very gallows he built to kill the innocent Mordecai.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during the dramatic banquet scene where Queen Esther has just revealed Haman's plot to destroy the Jewish people to King Xerxes. Harbonah was a court official who served the Persian king, and his timely reminder about the gallows sealed Haman's fate. The irony is complete—Haman had built this execution device specifically to kill Mordecai, who had earlier saved the king's life by exposing an assassination plot.
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