Esther 7:9
7 In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
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- BSB
- Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
- KJV
- And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
- WEB
- Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who were with the king, said, “Behold, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman has made for Mordecai, who spoke good for the king, is standing at Haman’s house.” The king said, “Hang him on it!”
- ASV
- Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains that were before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him thereon.
- DARBY
- And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold, also, the gallows fifty cubits high, that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him on it!
- BLB
- And Harbonah, one from the eunuchs, said before the face of the king, “Also behold, the tree that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke good over the king, [is] standing at the house of Haman, fifty cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on it.”
- ÅB
- Harbona, en av hoffmennene hos kongen, sa: Se, ved Hamans hus står det allerede en galge, femti alen høy, som han selv har latt gjøre i stand for Mordekai, han hvis ord engang var til så stort gagn for kongen. Da sa kongen: Heng ham i den!
- OTB
- Da sa Harbona, en av evnukkene som tjente kongen, “Se, en galge femti alen høy står ved Hamans hus. Han fikk den laget for Mordekai, som talte for å hjelpe kongen.” Kongen sa, “Heng ham på den!”
- B1930
- Harbona, en av hoffmennene hos kongen, sa: Se, ved Hamans hus står det allerede en galge, femti alen høi, som han selv har latt gjøre i stand for Mordekai, han hvis ord engang var til så stort gagn for kongen. Da sa kongen: Heng ham i den!
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Psalms 7:15–16
He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
Read in contextProverbs 11:5–6
The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
Read in contextEsther 1:10
On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
Read in contextEsther 5:14
His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
Read in contextPsalms 35:8
May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
Read in contextPsalms 141:10
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
Read in contextDaniel 6:24
At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
Read in contextEsther 6:2
And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
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