God’s Word Translation
Esther 6:14
14While they were still speaking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and quickly took Haman to the dinner Esther had prepared.
Esther 6:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
- New International Version (NIV)While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman away to the banquet Esther had prepared.
- English Standard Version (ESV)While they were yet talking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived and hurried to bring Haman to the feast that Esther had prepared.
- New King James Version (NKJV)While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs came, and hastened to bring Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared.
Context of Esther 6:14
12After that, Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried home. He was in despair and covered his head. 13There, Haman began to relate in detail to his wife Zeresh and to all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his counselors and his wife Zeresh told him, “You are starting to lose power to Mordecai. If Mordecai is of Jewish descent, you will never win out over him. He will certainly lead to your downfall.” While they were still speaking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and quickly took Haman to the dinner Esther had prepared.
Read all of Esther 6Esther 6:14 word by word
עוֹדָם֙ מְדַבְּרִ֣ים עִמּ֔וֹ וְסָרִיסֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הִגִּ֑יעוּ וַיַּבְהִ֙לוּ֙ לְהָבִ֣יא אֶת־הָמָ֔ן אֶל־הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָ֥ה אֶסְתֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- yet talkingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- with him, cameנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
- the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- chamberlainsסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631
- and hastedבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
- to bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
- unto the banquetמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
- that Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
- had preparedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
Cross-references for Esther 6:14
- Esther 5:8Your Majesty, come with Haman to a dinner I will prepare for you. And tomorrow I will answer you, Your Majesty. If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, Your Majesty, may you ⌞then⌟ grant my request and do what I would like.”
- Deuteronomy 32:35I will take revenge and be satisfied. In due time their foot will slip, because their day of disaster is near. Their doom is coming quickly.
Commentaries on Esther 6:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Hasted to bring Haman - There was a dreadful banquet before him, of which he knew nothing: and he could have little appetite to enjoy that which he knew was prepared at the palace of Esther. One grand design of this history is, to show that he who lays a snare for the life of his neighbor, is most likely to fall into it himself: for, in the course of the Divine providence, men generally meet with those evils in life which they have been the means of…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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared--Besides the invitation given to an entertainment, a message is always sent to the guests, immediately at the day and hour appointed, to announce that all things are ready.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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
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