Esther 6:6
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?
Context
This verse from Esther Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. The king cannot sleep and has the royal chronicles read to him; he learns that Mordecai was never rewarded for exposing the assassination plot. The next morning Haman arrives early to request permission to hang Mordecai, but before he can …
Other Translations
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?
And Haman cometh in, and the king saith to him, `What--to do with the man in whose honour the king hath delighted?' And Haman saith in his heart, `To whom doth the king delight to do honour more than myself?'
So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?
Cross References
And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so …
Then the king’s servants, which were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?
And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things …
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that …
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of …
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the …
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.