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Then the matter was sought out and found to be true, so they were both hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the king's presence.

And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate were bowing down and prostrating themselves before Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow down or prostrate himself.

So the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why do you trespass against the king's command?"

Then Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or prostrating himself before him. So Haman was filled with wrath.

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people, and they do not do the king's laws, so it is not worth it for the king to let them remain.

A copy of that which was written down to be given as law in every province was revealed to all the peoples so that they should be ready for this day.

So Hathach went out to Mordecai to the city square in front of the king's gate.

"All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king to the inner court who is not summoned, he has but one law, that he be put to death, unless the king holds out to him the golden scepter so that he may live. And I have not been summoned to come to the king for these thirty days."

So they told Esther's words to Mordecai.

So Mordecai went away and did just as Esther had commanded him.

Now it happened that when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she advanced in favor in his eyes; and the king extended to Esther the golden scepter which was in his hand. So Esther came near and reached out and touched the top of the scepter.

Then the king said, "Bring Haman quickly that we may do the word of Esther." So the king and Haman came to the feast which Esther had prepared.

So Esther answered and said, "My petition and my request is:

Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, "Have a gallows fifty cubits high made and in the morning say to the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it; then go gladly with the king to the feast." And the word was good to Haman, so he had the gallows made.

During that night, sleep had fled from the king, so he said for them to bring the book of memoranda, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.

So the king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had entered the outer court of the king's house in order to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows which he had set up for him.

So Haman came in, and the king said to him, "What is to be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?" And Haman said in his heart, "Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?"

Then 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 king's gate; do not fall short in anything of all that you have spoken."

So Haman took the robe and the horse and clothed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square and called out before him, "Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor."

So Esther said, "An adversary and an enemy is this evil Haman!" Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.