Ester 6:6-7 NVT

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Esther 6:5-6

Esther 6:5-6. The king said, Let him come in The king thought him the fittest man he had to be made use of, both in directing and in dispensing his favour, knowing nothing of any quarrel he had with Mordecai. So Haman came in Proud of the honour done him, in being admitted into the king’s bed-chamber, before he was up; for it is likely the king only wished to give orders for the honouring of Mordecai, and then he would be easy in his mind, and try to sleep. Haman, however, thinks of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Esther 6:7-8

Esther 6:7-8. Haman answered, Let the royal apparel, &c. Concluding he himself was the favourite intended, he prescribes the highest instances of honour that could for once be bestowed upon a subject; nay, he names honours too great to be conferred on any subject. Which the king useth to wear, &c. Namely, the king’s outward garment, which was made of purple, interwoven with gold, as Justin and Curtius relate. To form a notion of that height of pride and arrogance at which Haman,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Esther 6:1-14

Haman’s humiliation and defeat (5:1-7:10)After three days Esther approached the king and invited him and Haman to dinner (5:1-4). She was so pleased with their friendly response that she decided to invite them again the next day, in the hope that they would be even more favourable to her (5-8). Haman thought that the honour given him by the queen showed that she, as well as the king, was pleased with him and agreed with his anti-Jewish policy. He decided to take the opportunity of this royal... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Esther 6:6

came in. See note on Esther 6:5 . thought = said. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Esther 6:7

HAMAN'S ADVICE ON HOW TO HONOR THE MAN"And Haman said unto the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honor, let royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and on the head of which a crown royal is set: and let the apparel and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man therewith whom the king delighteth to honor, and cause him to ride on horseback through the street of the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Esther 6:6

6. What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour?—In bestowing tokens of their favor, the kings of Persia do not at once, and as it were by their own will, determine the kind of honor that shall be awarded; but they turn to the courtier standing next in rank to themselves, and ask him what shall be done to the individual who has rendered the service specified; and according to the answer received, the royal mandate is issued. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Esther 6:1-14

2. Mordecai’s exaltation ch. 6Mordecai’s exaltation was a secondary event that prepared for the utter destruction of Haman. There are at least five indications of God’s providence in the first five verses of this chapter: the king’s insomnia (Esther 6:1 a), his choice of entertainment (Esther 6:1 b), the servant’s choice of books (Esther 6:1 c), the king’s delay in rewarding Mordecai (Esther 6:2-3), and the timely arrival of Haman (Esther 6:4-5). [Note: Wiersbe, pp. 733-35.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Esther 6:4-10

Haman’s recommendation 6:4-10"Here the early bird is gotten by the worm." [Note: Moore, Esther, p. 64.] Haman’s pride preceded his fall (Esther 6:6; cf. Proverbs 16:18). He wanted, as much as possible, to appear like the king himself, in the honors he recommended for the person he thought would be himself (Esther 6:8; cf. Genesis 41:39-45; 1 Samuel 18:4; 1 Kings 1:33). The crown was on the head of the horse, not its rider (Esther 6:8; cf. Esther 6:9).It was evidently "a special arrangement of... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 6:1-14

Mordecai is HonouredAn account of how the king being reminded of Mordecai’s services, and wishing to reward him, consulted Haman, and how Haman, thinking himself the object of the king’s interest, counselled him, and was directed to render to Mordecai the honours he had advised.1. The book.. chronicles] in which the chief occurrences of the king’s reign, including any signal services done by his subjects (Esther 2:23), were recorded.8. The royal apparel.. useth to wear] Not apparel similar to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Esther 6:6

(6) Whom the king delighteth . . .—Literally, in whose honour the hing delighteth. read more