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7 Esther (star) replied, “This is my petition and my request: 8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman (magnificent) come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.” 9 That day Haman (magnificent) went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai (little man), who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai. 10 Nevertheless, Haman (magnificent) restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh (gold), 11 Haman (magnificent) recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants. 12 “What is more,” Haman (magnificent) added, “Queen Esther (star) invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king. 13 Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai (little man) the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” 14 His wife Zeresh (gold) and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high <75 ft / 22.9 m>, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai (little man) hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman (magnificent), and he had the gallows constructed. Esther 5:7-14, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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