Esther 6:5
3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
4 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
6 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?
7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
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
- So the king’s attendants answered him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.” “Bring him in,” ordered the king.
- KJV
- And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
- WEB
- The king’s servants said to him, “Behold, Haman stands in the court.” The king said, “Let him come in.”
- ASV
- And the king`s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
- DARBY
- And the king's servants said to him, Behold, Haman is standing in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
- BLB
- And the young men of the king said to him, “Behold, Haman is standing in the court.” And the king said, “Let him come in.”
- ÅB
- Kongens tjenere svarte: Det er Haman som står der ute i gården. Kongen så: La ham komme inn!
- OTB
- Kongens tjenere svarte: “Haman står i gården.” Kongen sa: “Bring ham inn.”
- B1930
- Kongens tjenere svarte: Det er Haman som står der ute i gården. Kongen så: La ham komme inn!