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1 After these events, King Xerxes (I will be silent and poor) honored Haman (magnificent) son of Hammedatha (double), the Agagite (I will overtop), elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him. 2 All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman (magnificent), because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai (little man) would not bow down or pay homage. 3 Then the royal servants at the king’s gate asked Mordecai (little man), “Why do you disobey the command of the king?” 4 Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman (magnificent) to see whether Mordecai’s (little man) behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew. 5 When Haman (magnificent) saw that Mordecai (little man) would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage. 6 And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s (little man) people, he scorned the notion of \he disdained in his eyes/ laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he (magnificent) sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes (I will be silent and poor). 7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes (I will be silent and poor), in the first month, the month of Nisan (March / April), the Pur (lot / piece) (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman (magnificent) to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar. 8 Then Haman (magnificent) informed King Xerxes (I will be silent and poor), “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them. Esther 3:1-8, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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