Esther 7:10

Esther 7:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
• New International Version (NIV)So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.

Context of Esther 7:10

8When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the same couch where Esther was. The king exclaimed, “Will he also assault the queen while she is with me in the palace?” As soon as these words came out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. 9Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “Look, a gallows fifty cubits high is standing next to Haman’s house. Haman himself made it for Mordecai, who spoke good on behalf of the king!” The king said, “Hang him on it!” So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s rage subsided.

Esther 7:10 word by word

וַיִּתְלוּ֙ אֶת־הָמָ֔ן עַל־הָעֵ֖ץ אֲשֶׁר־הֵכִ֣ין לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַחֲמַ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שָׁכָֽכָה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they hangedתָּלָהtâlâh · to hangH8518
• Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• on the gallowsעֵץ‛êts · tree: stakeH6086
• that he had preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• for Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• Then was the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• pacifiedשָׁכַךְshâkak · to subsideH7918

Cross-references for Esther 7:10

• Judges 15:7Then Samson said to them, “Since you have acted like this, surely I will take revenge on you—after that I will quit.”
• Ezekiel 5:13I will vent all My anger and satisfy My fury on them. Then I will rest. So they will know that I, Adonai, have spoken in My zeal, when I have satisfied My fury on them.
• Zechariah 6:8Then he called and spoke to me saying, ‘Look! Those going toward the land of the north have given rest to My Ruach in the north country.’

Commentaries on Esther 7:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 The king was angry: those that do things with self-will, reflect upon them afterward with self-reproach. When angry, we should pause before we come to any resolution, and thus rule our own spirits, and show that we are governed by reason. Those that are most haughty and insolent when in power and prosperity, commonly, like Haman, are the most abject and poor-spirited when brought down. The day is coming when those that hate and persecute God's…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai--He has not been the only plotter of mischief whose feet have been taken in the net which they hid (Psa 9:15). But never was condemnation more just, and retribution more merited, than the execution of that gigantic criminal.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 7:10

• Gallows
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In the dictionaries

• Mordecai
• Banquet
• Esther
• Haman
• Esther, Book of
• Punishments
• Crucifixion

Commentaries on Esther 7

• 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