New King James Version
Esther 3:5
5When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath.
Esther 3:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
- New International Version (NIV)When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or show him respect, he was filled with rage.
Context of Esther 3:5
3Then the king’s servants who were within the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress the king’s command?” 4Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew. When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. 6But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai. 7In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman to determine the day and the month, until it fell on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
Read all of Esther 3Esther 3:5 word by word
וַיַּ֣רְא הָמָ֔ן כִּי־אֵ֣ין מָרְדֳּכַ֔י כֹּרֵ֥עַ וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה ל֑וֹ וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א הָמָ֖ן חֵמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Esther 3:5
- Esther 3:2And all the king’s servants who were within the king’s gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage.
- Esther 5:9So 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.
- Esther 1:12But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs; therefore the king was furious, and his anger burned within him.
- Genesis 4:5but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
- Job 5:2For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.
- Proverbs 12:16A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame.
- Proverbs 19:19A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
- Proverbs 21:24A proud and haughty man— “Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
- Daniel 3:19Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
Commentaries on Esther 3:5
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Haman's hatred for Mordecai grows into a plan to kill all the Jewish people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman ... set his seat above all the princes--that is, raised him to the rank of vizier, or prime confidential minister, whose pre-eminence in office and power appeared in the elevated state chair appropriated to that supreme functionary. Such a distinction in seats was counted of vast importance in the formal court of Persia.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Esther 3
- 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
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