Esther 7:10

Esther 7:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
• New International Version (NIV)So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.

Context of Esther 7:10

8Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. 9Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king. So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

Esther 7:10 word by word

וַיִּתְלוּ֙ אֶת־הָמָ֔ן עַל־הָעֵ֖ץ אֲשֶׁר־הֵכִ֣ין לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַחֲמַ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שָׁכָֽכָה׃ פRead the interlinear

• So they hangedתָּלָהtâlâh · to hangH8518
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the gallowsעֵץ‛êts · tree: stakeH6086
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he had preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• for Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• Then the furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• subsidedשָׁכַךְshâkak · to subsideH7918

Cross-references for Esther 7:10

• Judges 15:7And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”
• Ezekiel 5:13And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.
• Zechariah 6:8Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”

Commentaries on Esther 7:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 The king was angry: those that do things with self-will, reflect upon them afterward with self-reproach. When angry, we should pause before we come to any resolution, and thus rule our own spirits, and show that we are governed by reason. Those that are most haughty and insolent when in power and prosperity, commonly, like Haman, are the most abject and poor-spirited when brought down. The day is coming when those that hate and persecute God's…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai--He has not been the only plotter of mischief whose feet have been taken in the net which they hid (Psa 9:15). But never was condemnation more just, and retribution more merited, than the execution of that gigantic criminal.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 7:10

• Gallows
• Hanging
• Homicide
• Joy
• Pride
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In the dictionaries

• Mordecai
• Banquet
• Esther
• Haman
• Esther, Book of
• Punishments
• Crucifixion

Commentaries on Esther 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings