Esther 6:12

Esther 6:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
• New International Version (NIV)Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Afterward Mordecai went back to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.

Context of Esther 6:12

10The king told Haman, “Hurry, and do just as you proposed. Take a garment and a horse for Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the King’s Gate. Do not leave out anything you have suggested.” 11So Haman took the garment and the horse. He clothed Mordecai and paraded him through the city square, calling out before him, “This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor.” Then Mordecai returned to the King’s Gate, but Haman hurried off for home, mournful and with his head covered. 13Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai is Jewish, and you have begun to fall before him, you won’t overcome him, because your downfall is certain.” 14While they were still speaking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared.

Esther 6:12 word by word

וַיָּ֥שָׁב מָרְדֳּכַ֖י אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְהָמָן֙ נִדְחַ֣ף אֶל־בֵּית֔וֹ אָבֵ֖ל וַחֲפ֥וּי רֹֽאשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• came againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• But Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• hastedדָּחַףdâchaph · to hastenH1765
• to his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• mourningאָבֵל'âbêl · mourningH57
• and having his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• coveredחָפָהchâphâh · to coverH2645

Cross-references for Esther 6:12

• Esther 2:19When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate.
• 1 Samuel 3:15Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
• Psalms 131:1Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I do not get involved with things too great or too wondrous for me.
• 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He set his house in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
• 1 Kings 20:43The king of Israel left for home resentful and angry, and he entered Samaria.
• 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.
• 2 Chronicles 26:20Then Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw that he was diseased on his forehead. They rushed him out of there. He himself also hurried to get out because the Lord had afflicted him.
• Job 20:5the joy of the wicked has been brief and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?
• Esther 7:8Just 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 violate the queen while I am in the house?” As soon as the statement left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
• 2 Samuel 15:30David was climbing the slope of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he ascended. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. All of the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they ascended.
• Job 9:24The earth is handed over to the wicked; he blindfolds its judges. If it isn’t he, then who is it?
• Jeremiah 14:3Their nobles send their servants for water. They go to the cisterns; they find no water; their containers return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.

Commentaries on Esther 6:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Mordecai came again to the king's gate - He resumed his former humble state; while Haman, ashamed to look up, covered his face, and ran home to hide himself in his own house. Covering the head and face was a sign of shame and confusion, as well as of grief, among most people of the earth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12It is quite consonant with Oriental notions that Mordecai, after receiving the extraordinary honors assigned him, should return to the palace and resume his former humble employment.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-14Verses 12-14 Mordecai was not puffed up with his honours, he returned to his place and the duty of it. Honour is well bestowed on those that do not think themselves above their business. But Haman could not bear it. What harm had it done him? But that will break a proud man's heart, which will not break a humble man's sleep. His doom was, out of this event, read to him by his wife and his friends. They plainly confessed that the Jews, though scattered…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12do just as you proposed...to Mordecai the Jew: Haman, completely shocked by this reversal, could only obey the king's command in full detail.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. the king ... commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles--In Eastern courts, there are scribes or officers whose duty it is to keep a journal of every occurrence worthy of notice. A book of this kind, abounding with anecdotes, is full of interest. It has been a custom with Eastern kings, in all ages, frequently to cause the annals of the kingdom to be read to them. It is resorted to, not merely as a pastime to while away the tedium of an…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 6:12

• Mourning

In the dictionaries

• Mordecai
• Dress
• Esther, Book of
• Gesture
• Head

Commentaries on Esther 6

• 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