Bible Strands
Esther 6:9
Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Haman addresses King Ahasuerus while drafting a protocol for honoring Mordecai, and the king immediately commands Haman to execute the plan for the Jewish official at the gate.
The words — וְ/נָת֨וֹן (ve./na.Ton) means "and let them entrust," and הַ/לְּב֜וּשׁ (ha./le.Vush) means "the clothing," specifying the physical transfer of the royal garments and horse to a high official.
The thread — The pattern of a mounted royal parade with public proclamation for an elevated figure appears in Genesis 41:43 with Joseph, 1 Kings 1:33 with Solomon, and Zechariah 9:9 with the promised king.
Why it lands — The text records a public reversal of status where a court decree forces the honored man to walk through the city while proclaiming the king's favor, requiring the reader to track how ceremonial action protects a marginalized figure from political threat.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Genesis 41:43 He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
- 1 Kings 1:33 “Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
- Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.