Esther 8:2

Esther 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
• New International Version (NIV)The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman’s estate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman.

Context of Esther 8:2

1On that day the king Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was to her. And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. 3And Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his plot that he had devised against the Jews. 4Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

Esther 8:2 word by word

וַיָּ֨סַר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־טַבַּעְתּ֗וֹ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֶֽעֱבִיר֙ מֵֽהָמָ֔ן וַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּ לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַתָּ֧שֶׂם אֶסְתֵּ֛ר אֶֽת־מָרְדֳּכַ֖י עַל־בֵּ֥ית הָמָֽן׃ פRead the interlinear

• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• offסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• ringטַבַּ֫עַתţabba‛ath · ringH2885
• takenעָבַר‛âbar · to pass: bringH5674
• Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: appointH7760
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Esther 8:2

• Esther 3:10And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
• Genesis 41:42And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
• Isaiah 22:19And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
• Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
• 2 Samuel 9:7And David said to him, Fear not: for I will surely show thee kindness for the sake of Jonathan thy father, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
• Psalms 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it .
• Ecclesiastes 2:18Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me.
• Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners of them to their hurt.
• Daniel 2:48Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

Commentaries on Esther 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The king took off his ring - In the ring was the seal of the king. Giving the ring to Mordecai was tantamount to giving him the seal of the kingdom, and constituting him the same as lord chancellor among us.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2His ring - i. e. the royal signet by which the decrees of the government were signed. Over the house of Haman - Not only the building and the furniture, but the household - the vast train of attendants of all kinds that was attached to the residence of a Persian noble.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The signet ring Haman used to seal the decree to destroy the Jewish people (Esther 3:10) was now given to the Jewish person he most wanted to destroy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the king took off his ring, ... and gave it unto Mordecai--By that act transferring to him all the power and authority which the ring symbolized, and promoting him to the high dignity which Haman had formerly filled. Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman--as her steward or factor, to manage that large and opulent estate which had been assigned to her.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 8:2

• King
• Mordecai
• Ring

In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Mordecai
• Esther, Hadassah
• Ring
• Esther, Book of
• Seal

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