Esther 5:9

Esther 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
• New International Version (NIV)Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai.

Context of Esther 5:9

7Esther answered, “This is my petition and my request: 8If I have found favor in the eyes of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and perform my request, may the king and Haman come to the banquet I will prepare for them. Tomorrow I will do what the king has asked.” That day Haman left full of joy and in good spirits. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the King’s Gate, and Mordecai didn’t rise or tremble in fear at his presence, Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai. 10Yet Haman controlled himself and went home. He sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh to join him. 11Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honored him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.

Esther 5:9 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֤א הָמָן֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא שָׂמֵ֖חַ וְט֣וֹב לֵ֑ב וְכִרְאוֹת֩ הָמָ֨ן אֶֽת־מָרְדֳּכַ֜י בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְלֹא־קָם֙ וְלֹא־זָ֣ע מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א הָמָ֛ן עַֽל־מָרְדֳּכַ֖י חֵמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• joyfulשָׂמֵחַώâmêach · gladH8056
• and with a gladטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• in the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• that he stood not upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• nor movedזוּעַzûa‛ · to trembleH2111
• was fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• of indignationחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534

Cross-references for Esther 5:9

• Job 20:5the joy of the wicked has been brief and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?
• Amos 6:12Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does anyone plow there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood —
• Luke 6:25Woe to you who are now full, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are now laughing, for you will mourn and weep.
• John 16:20Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.
• James 4:9Be miserable and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
• Esther 3:2The entire royal staff at the King’s Gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded this to be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.
• Psalms 15:4who despises the one rejected by the Lord but honors those who fear the Lord, who keeps his word whatever the cost,
• Matthew 10:28Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Esther 3:5When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage.
• 1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went to his palace resentful and angry because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had told him. He had said, “I will not give you my ancestors’ inheritance.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and didn’t eat any food.
• Job 31:31Haven’t the members of my household said, “Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table?”
• Psalms 27:3Though an army deploys against me, my heart will not be afraid; though a war breaks out against me, I will still be confident.
• Daniel 3:13Then in a furious rage Nebuchadnezzar gave orders to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king.
• Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he realized that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.
• Acts 7:54When they heard these things, they were enraged and gnashed their teeth at him.

Commentaries on Esther 5:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9That he stood not up, nor moved for him - This was certainly carrying his integrity or inflexibility to the highest pitch. But still we are left to conjecture that some reverence was required, which Mordecai could not conscientiously pay.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He stood not up, nor moved for him - This was undoubtedly a serious breach of Persian etiquette, and may well have angered Haman.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 This account of Haman is a comment upon Pr 21:24. Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers. Haman, the higher he is lifted up, the more impatient he is of contempt, and the more enraged at it. The affront from Mordecai spoiled all. A slight affront, which a humble man would scarcely notice, will torment a proud man, even to madness, and will mar all his comforts. Those disposed to be uneasy, will never want something to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Mordecai's fasting had ended, and he returned to his official duties at the gate. By not standing or trembling, he strongly refused to honor Haman (compare Esther 3:2–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. Esther put on her royal apparel--It was not only natural, but, on such occasions, highly proper and expedient, that the queen should decorate herself in a style becoming her exalted station. On ordinary occasions she might reasonably set off her charms to as much advantage as possible; but, on the present occasion, as she was desirous to secure the favor of one who sustained the twofold character of her husband and her sovereign, public as well as…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 5:9

• Ambition
• Happiness
• Malice

In the dictionaries

• Mordecai
• That Day
• Banquet
• Esther, the Rest of
• Faint
• Good

Commentaries on Esther 5

• 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