Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Esther:
Chapter 6
1. ON that night could
not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the
chronicles; and they were read before the king.
2. And it was found written, that Mor-de-ca-i had told of Big-tha-na and
Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who
sought to lay hand on the king A-has-u-e-rus.
3. And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to
Mor-de-ca-i for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto
him, There is nothing done for him.
4. And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into
the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang
Mor-de-ca-i on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
5. And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the
court. And the king said, Let him come in.
6. So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be
done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman
thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more
than to myself?
7. And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to
honour,
8. Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and
the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is
set upon his head:
9. And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the
king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the
king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street
of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man
whom the king delighteth to honour.
10. Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and
the horse, as thou hast said, and do even do to Mor-de-ca-i the Jew,
that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast
spoken.
11. Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mor-de-ca-i,
and brought him on horse back through the street of the city, and
proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king
delighteth to honour.
12. And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that
had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto
him, If Mor-de-ca-i be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast
begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall
before him.
14. 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.
June 22 Daily
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