So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
So Haman came in. And the king said to him, 'What should be done for the man whom the king wants to honor?' Now Haman thought to himself, 'Who would the king want to honor more than me?'
The king asks Haman how to honor someone special, and Haman assumes the king is talking about honoring him.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the Persian Empire when King Xerxes (Ahasuerus) had just been reminded that Mordecai once saved his life by exposing a plot against him. Haman, the king's chief official, had been plotting to destroy all the Jews in the empire and specifically wanted to kill Mordecai. The irony is that Haman doesn't know the king wants to honor his enemy Mordecai.
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