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Esther 8:7
So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King Xerxes addresses Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew immediately following Haman’s execution, formally transferring Haman’s confiscated property to Esther. This declaration occurs during the royal audience where the king responds to Esther’s plea regarding the impending disaster against her people.
The words — The term הִנֵּה (hi.Neh) translates literally as “here!” or “behold,” functioning as a formal royal marker introducing a decisive action. It anchors the king’s statement that Haman’s estate has been given to Esther and justifies the execution by citing Haman’s attack on the Jews.
The thread — The reversal of a persecutor’s wealth to the persecuted parallels the pattern in Proverbs 13:22 where a sinner’s inheritance passes to the righteous. The narrative directly continues the execution account in Esther 7:10, where Haman is hanged on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that earthly decrees can be instrumentally used to reverse targeted destruction. It asks the reader to note the precise mechanism of justice—estate transfer and public execution—without importing external theological frameworks beyond the stated facts.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
Cross-references
- Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
- Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
- Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”