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Chapter 6
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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. |
2
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And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of
Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains,
the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the
king Ahasuerus. |
3
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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
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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. |
5
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And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman
standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come
in. |
6
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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? |
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And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king
delighteth to honour, |
8
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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: |
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And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the
hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they
may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to
honour, and bring him on horseback through the street
of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be
done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour. |
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Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the
apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even
so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate:
let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. |
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Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed
Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street
of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it
be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. |
12
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And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman
hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. |
13
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And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends
every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise
men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the
seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall,
thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely
fall before him. |
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And while they were yet talking with him, came the
king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the
banquet that Esther had prepared. |
