Esther 6:7
◄  Esther 6:7  ►
New International Version (©2011)
So he answered the king, "For the man the king delights to honor,

New Living Translation (©2007)
So he replied, "If the king wishes to honor someone,

English Standard Version (©2001)
And Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king desires to honor,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Haman told the king, "For the man the king wants to honor:

International Standard Version (©2012)
Haman answered the king, "For a man whom the king desires to honor,

NET Bible (©2006)
So Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king wishes to honor,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
So Haman told the king, "This is what should be done:

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor,

American King James Version
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor,

American Standard Version
And Haman said unto the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honor,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Answered: The man whom the king desireth to honour,

Darby Bible Translation
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honour,

English Revised Version
And Haman said unto the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honor,

World English Bible
Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor,

Young's Literal Translation
And Haman saith unto the king, 'The man in whose honour the king hath delighted,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:4-11 See how men's pride deceives them. The deceitfulness of our own hearts appears in nothing more than in the conceit we have of ourselves and our own performances: against which we should constantly watch and pray. Haman thought the king loved and valued no one but himself, but he was deceived. We should suspect that the esteem which others profess for us, is not so great as it seems to be, that we may not think too well of ourselves, nor trust too much in others. How Haman is struck, when the king bids him do honour to Mordecai the Jew, the very man whom he hated above all men, whose ruin he was now designing!

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Haman answered the king,.... At once, being very prompt to suggest the honours he hoped to have done to himself:

for the man whom the king delighteth to honour; let the following things be done.

Esther 6:7 Parallel Commentaries

Esther 6:7 NIV
Esther 6:7 NLT
Esther 6:7 ESV
Esther 6:7 NASB
Esther 6:7 KJV

Bible Hub: Online Parallel Bible


Mordecai is Honored
…6So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself? 7And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor, 8Let the royal apparel be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides on, and the crown royal which is set on his head:

Esther 6:6 When Haman entered, the king asked him, "What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?" Now Haman thought to himself, "Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?"
Esther 6:8 have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head.