Esther 5:12
10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
13 Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.
14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- “What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king.
- KJV
- Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
- WEB
- Haman also said, “Yes, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and tomorrow I am also invited by her together with the king.
- ASV
- Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow also am I invited by her together with the king.
- DARBY
- And Haman said, Yea, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow also I am invited to her with the king.
- BLB
- And Haman said, “Even Esther the Queen did not bring with the king to the feast that she made, except for me. And also for tomorrow I am called to her with the king.
- ÅB
- Og Haman sa: Heller ikke lot dronning Ester noen annen enn meg komme med kongen til det gjestebud hun hadde stelt til, og også til imorgen er jeg innbudt av henne sammen med kongen.
- OTB
- Haman la til: “Dessuten inviterte dronning Ester ingen andre enn meg til å følge kongen til banketten hun forberedte. Og i morgen er jeg igjen invitert av henne sammen med kongen.
- B1930
- Og Haman sa: Heller ikke lot dronning Ester nogen annen enn mig komme med kongen til det gjestebud hun hadde stelt til, og også til imorgen er jeg innbudt av henne sammen med kongen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 27:1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Read in contextPsalms 37:35–36
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Read in contextLuke 21:34–35
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
Read in contextJob 20:5–8
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Read in contextProverbs 7:22–23
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Read in contextJob 8:12–13
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
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