Esther 3:5
3 Then the royal servants at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the command of the king?”
4 Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
6 And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.
7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
- KJV
- And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
- WEB
- When Haman saw that Mordecai didn’t bow down nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath.
- ASV
- And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
- DARBY
- And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.
- BLB
- And Haman saw that Mordecai [was] not bowing and prostrating himself to him, and Haman was filled with rage.
- ÅB
- Da Haman så at Mordekai ikke falt på kne eller kastet seg ned for ham, ble han full av harme.
- OTB
- Da Haman så at Mordekai verken bøyde seg ned eller viste ham ære, ble han fylt med raseri.
- B1930
- Da Haman så at Mordekai ikke falt på kne eller kastet sig ned for ham, blev han full av harme.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 3:19
At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,
Read in contextEsther 5:9
That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.
Read in contextProverbs 21:24
Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
Read in contextEsther 3:2
All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.
Read in contextProverbs 12:16
A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Read in contextEsther 1:12
Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
Read in contextProverbs 27:3–4
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Read in contextJob 5:2
For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
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