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 Living Translation (NLT)Afterward Mordecai returned to the palace gate, but Haman hurried home dejected and completely humiliated.

Context of Esther 6:12

10Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits within the king’s gate! Leave nothing undone of all that you have spoken.” 11So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!” Afterward Mordecai went back to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered. 13When Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him but will surely fall before him.” 14While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs came, and hastened to bring Haman to the banquet which 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 virgins were gathered together a second time, Mordecai sat within the king’s gate.
• 1 Samuel 3:15So Samuel lay down until morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision.
• Psalms 131:1Lord, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me.
• 2 Samuel 17:23Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to his house, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb.
• 1 Kings 20:43So the king of Israel went to his house sullen and displeased, and came to Samaria.
• 1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.
• 2 Chronicles 26:20And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that place. Indeed he also hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck him.
• Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?
• Esther 7:8When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?” As the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
• 2 Samuel 15:30So David went up by the Ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered and went barefoot. And all the people who were with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went up.
• Job 9:24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, who else could it be?
• Jeremiah 14:3Their nobles have sent their lads for water; They went to the cisterns and found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; They were ashamed and confounded And covered 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