Esther 5:14
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
Context
This verse from Esther Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. Esther approaches the king uninvited; he extends his golden scepter, sparing her life, and asks what she wants. She invites Ahasuerus and Haman to a banquet, and at that banquet invites them to a second banquet the following day. Haman …
Other Translations
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
And Zeresh his wife saith to him, and all his friends, `Let them prepare a tree, in height fifty cubits, and in the morning speak to the king, and they hang Mordecai on it, and go thou in with the king unto the banquet rejoicing;' and the thing is good before Haman, and he prepareth the tree.
Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Let a pillar, fifty cubits high, be made ready for hanging him, and in the morning get the king to give orders for the hanging of Mordecai: then you will be able to go to the feast with the king with a glad heart. And Haman was pleased with the suggestion, and he had the pillar made.
Cross References
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And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh …
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and …
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and …
But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, …
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors …
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all …
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