So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
So they executed Haman on the very gallows he had built to kill Mordecai. After this, the king's anger was satisfied.
This verse shows how Haman's evil plot backfired completely - he died by the very method he had planned to use to kill the innocent Mordecai.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Esther, set during the Persian Empire under King Ahasuerus, Haman was a powerful official who plotted to kill Mordecai and exterminate the Jewish people because Mordecai refused to bow to him. Queen Esther, who was secretly Jewish and Mordecai's cousin, risked her life to expose Haman's scheme to the king, leading to Haman's swift downfall. This verse highlights the theme of divine justice, as Haman was executed on the very gallows he had prepared for his enemy, which then appeased the king's anger.
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