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

8Queen Esther was lying down on a bed. Haman threw himself down beside her. At that moment, the king returned from the garden. The king shouted, ‘What is this man doing? He even attacks the queen when she is with me in my palace!’ While the king was still saying this, his servants covered Haman's head. 9One of the king's eunuchs, Harbona, said, ‘There is a wooden tower near Haman's home. It is 22 metres high. His men built it so that he could hang Mordecai on it. Mordecai is the man who saved the king's life.’ The king said, ‘Hang Haman on the tower until he is dead.’ So they took Haman and they hanged him on the tower until he was dead. It was the same tower that Haman had wanted to kill Mordecai on. After that, the king did not feel so angry.

Esther 7:10 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they hangedתָּלָהtâlâh · to hangH8518
• Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• on the gallowsעֵץ‛êts · tree: stakeH6086
• that he had preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• for Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• Then was the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• pacifiedשָׁכַךְshâkak · to subsideH7918

Cross-references for Esther 7:10

• Judges 15:7Samson said to them, ‘Because you have done this, I will punish you. I will not stop until your punishment is complete.’
• Ezekiel 5:13When I have done all that to them, I will not be angry any longer. I will not punish them any more, because it is enough. When I have finished, they will know that I, the Lord, have spoken to them. I have been angry with them because they have not been faithful to me.
• Zechariah 6:8Then the Lord told me, ‘The chariot that goes to the north country has caused my Spirit to rest in the north country. I am now no longer angry about the north country.’

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
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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