Context 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 Versionlet royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and on the head of which a crown royal is set: Douay-Rheims Bible Ought to be clothed with the king's apparel, and to be set upon the horse that the king rideth upon, and to have the royal crown upon his head, Darby Bible Translation let the royal apparel be brought with which the king arrays himself, and the horse that the king rides upon, and on the head of which the royal crown is set; English Revised Version let royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and on the head of which a crown royal is set: Webster's Bible Translation Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: World English Bible let royal clothing be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides on, and on the head of which a crown royal is set. Young's Literal Translation let them bring in royal clothing that the king hath put on himself, and a horse on which the king hath ridden, and that the royal crown be put on his head, 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 6:8 NIV • Esther 6:8 NLT • Esther 6:8 ESV • Esther 6:8 NASB • Esther 6:8 KJV • Esther 6:8 Bible Apps • Esther 6:8 Parallel • Bible Hub |