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Esther 6:10
“Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The king issues a direct command to Haman to immediately carry out the honor proposal Haman just drafted. This occurs at the moment Haman stands before the royal court, unaware that the decree targets his personal rival.
The words — The Hebrew מַהֵר (Ma.her) literally means "hurry," and קַח (kach) translates to "take," framing the king's instruction as an urgent, unhesitating order to seize the royal garments and mount.
The thread — This sequence of sudden royal reversal and the unfulfillment of human planning aligns with the sovereign shifts in Daniel 4:37 and the irrevocable nature of divine speech in 2 Kings 10:10.
Why it lands — The text records a king enforcing a proposal without alteration, requiring the reader to observe how authority dictates outcomes rather than personal merit or intent.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
Cross-references
- Daniel 4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- 2 Kings 10:10 Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”
- Revelation 18:7 As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’
- Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”