Context The King Plans to Honor Mordecai1During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. 2It was found written what Mordecai had reported concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the kings eunuchs who were doorkeepers, that they had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 3The king said, What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this? Then the kings servants who attended him said, Nothing has been done for him. 4So the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the kings palace in order to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows which he had prepared for him. 5The kings servants said to him, Behold, Haman is standing in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. 6So Haman came in and the king said to him, What is to be done for the man whom the king desires to honor? And Haman said to himself, Whom would the king desire to honor more than me? 7Then Haman said to the king, For the man whom the king desires to honor, 8let them bring a royal robe which the king has worn, and the horse on which the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown has been placed; 9and let the robe and the horse be handed over to one of the kings most noble princes and let them array the man whom the king desires to honor and lead him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor. Haman Must Honor Mordecai 10Then the king said to Haman, Take quickly the robes and the horse as you have said, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the kings gate; do not fall short in anything of all that you have said. 11So Haman took the robe and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor. 12Then Mordecai returned to the kings gate. But Haman hurried home, mourning, with his head covered. 13Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish origin, you will not overcome him, but will surely fall before him. 14While they were still talking with him, the kings eunuchs arrived and hastily brought Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionOn that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king. Douay-Rheims Bible That night the king passed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him, Darby Bible Translation On that night sleep fled from the king. And he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. English Revised Version On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king. Webster's Bible Translation In that night the king could not sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. World English Bible On that night, the king couldn't sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king. Young's Literal Translation On that night hath the sleep of the king fled away, and he saith to bring in the book of memorials of the Chronicles, and they are read before the king, Library Whether Honor is Properly Due to those who are Above Us?Objection 1: It seems that honor is not properly due to those who are above us. For an angel is above any human wayfarer, according to Mat. 11:11, "He that is lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John the Baptist." Yet an angel forbade John when the latter wished to honor him (Apoc. 22:10). Therefore honor is not due to those who are above us. Objection 2: Further, honor is due to a person in acknowledgment of his virtue, as stated above [3162](A[1]; Q[63], A[3]). But sometimes those who … Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica The Order of Thought which Surrounded the Development of Jesus. "Thou Shalt Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother. " King of Kings and Lord of Lords Esther Links Esther 6:1 NIV • Esther 6:1 NLT • Esther 6:1 ESV • Esther 6:1 NASB • Esther 6:1 KJV • Esther 6:1 Bible Apps • Esther 6:1 Parallel • Bible Hub |