Esther 8:1

Esther 8:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
• New International Version (NIV)That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her.
• New Living Translation (NLT)On that same day King Xerxes gave the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther. Then Mordecai was brought before the king, for Esther had told the king how they were related.

Context of Esther 8:1

On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her. 2And the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. 3Then Esther spoke again to the king. She fell at his feet and wept and pleaded with him to avert the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews.

Esther 8:1 word by word

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נָתַ֞ן הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית הָמָ֖ן צֹרֵ֣ר הַיְּהוּדִ֑ים וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗י בָּ֚א לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥ידָה אֶסְתֵּ֖ר מַ֥ה הוּא־לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• On that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• did the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ'ăchashvêrôsh 'achashrôsh · AhasuerusH325
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• the Jews’יְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• enemyצָרַרtsârar · to vexH6887
• unto Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• the queenמַלְכָּהmalkâh · queenH4436
• And Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• had toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046

Cross-references for Esther 8:1

• Job 27:16Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay,
• Psalms 39:6Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
• Psalms 49:6those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
• Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
• Proverbs 28:8Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me,
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
• Esther 1:14the men next to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom):
• Esther 2:7He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

Commentaries on Esther 8:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The king - give the house of Haman - As Haman was found guilty of treasonable practices against the peace and prosperity of the king and his empire, his life was forfeited and his goods confiscated. And as Mordecai had been the means of preserving the king's life, and was the principal object of Haman's malice, it was but just to confer his property upon him, as well as his dignity and office, as Mordecai was found deserving of the former, and fit to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Give the house of Haman - Confiscation of goods accompanied public execution in Persia as in other Oriental countries.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Mordecai is advanced. (1-2) Esther makes suit for the Jews. (3-14) Mordecai honoured, The joy of the Jews. (15-17) Verses 1-2 What Haman would have done mischief with, Esther will do good with. All the trust the king had reposed in Haman, he now placed in Mordecai: a happy change. See the vanity of laying up treasure upon earth; he that heapeth up riches, knoweth not who shall gather them. With what little pleasure, nay, with what constant vexation, would…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Haman had promised the wealth of the Jews to those who would kill them (Esther 3:13). In contrast, King Xerxes gave Haman's property, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61. On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman ... unto Esther--His property was confiscated, and everything belonging to him, as some compensation for the peril to which she had been exposed. Mordecai came before the king--that is, was introduced at court and appointed one of the seven counsellors. Esther displayed great prudence and address in acknowledging Mordecai's relation to her at the moment most fitted to be of eminent service to…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 8:1

• Confiscation
• King
• Mordecai

In the dictionaries

• Ahasuerus
• Esther
• Mordecai
• Ahasuerus; Asseurus
• Esther, Hadassah
• That Day
• Esther, Book of
• Month

Commentaries on Esther 8

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings