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Esther 8:1
That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a royal action during Xerxes’ reign, detailing the transfer of Haman’s confiscated estate to Queen Esther and Mordecai’s audience with the king. This event follows Esther’s public disclosure of her family ties and Haman’s execution.
The words — בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא (ba/yom ha/hu') translates literally to "on the day that," anchoring the narrative to a specific chronological marker. נָתַן (na/tan) means "he gave," underscoring the monarch’s direct, unilateral transfer of property.
The thread — The redistribution of a villain’s wealth to the righteous mirrors Proverbs 13:22, which notes that a sinner’s wealth passes to the righteous. The familial connection between Mordecai and Esther is established in Esther 2:7 and 2:15.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to observe how royal authority and concealed kinship intersect to reverse a political crisis. It demands acknowledgment that material reward and institutional access follow the public affirmation of identity and loyalty.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
Cross-references
- Esther 2:7 And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter.
- Esther 2:15 Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.
- Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
- Job 27:16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
- Psalms 39:6 Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
- Esther 7:6 Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
- Luke 12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- Esther 1:14 His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
- Psalms 49:6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Proverbs 28:8 He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.