Esther 5:14 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Esther 5:14

gallows = tree: i.e. a stake to which a criminal was fastened till he died. The same word for cross. Compare Esther 2:23 ; Esther 7:9 ; and see Acts 5:30 ; Acts 10:39 ; Acts 13:29 . 1 Peter 2:24 . to morrow. There was no delay; but, quick as the action was, it was none too soon for its real usefulness. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Esther 5:14

Esther 5:14. The thing pleased Haman, and he caused the gallows to be made— This gallows was to be fifty feet high, that men might at a greater distance see the object of Haman's indignation, to the increase of Mordecai's disgrace no doubt, as Haman and his friends thought, and that, struck with greater terror by the spectacle, none might dare for the future to despise or offend him. It may seem strange, that so proud a man as Haman was, should not be prompted immediately to revenge himself on... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Esther 5:1-14

B. The Plot Exposed chs. 5-7Chapters 5-7 carry us to the climax of our story. They show how God providentially preserved and protected His people.1. Esther’s preparations ch. 5Esther showed great wisdom in how she prepared to expose Haman as the enemy of the Jews and the Persian Empire. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Esther 5:9-14

Haman’s reaction 5:9-14God had kept Haman from discovering Esther’s relationship to Mordecai."It was an unusual honor to be invited to a banquet with the queen, for Persian officials were protective of their wives." [Note: Martin, p. 708.] The Persians placed great value on having many sons (Esther 5:11). [Note: Herodotus, 1:136.] A person of good character overlooks slights against himself or herself, but a man or woman of inferior character magnifies them (Esther 5:13). Haman may have erected... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 5:1-14

Esther’s Petition to the KingAn account of how Esther, being favourably received by the king, invited him, together with Haman, to a banquet whereat she promised to make known her petition, and how Haman prepared for the execution of Mordecai.1. On the third day] This indicates that the fast of Esther 4:16 is not to be regarded as extending over three whole days. 6. The banquet of wine] This presumably followed the dinner. Herodotus states that the Persians, though moderate at their meals, were... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Esther 5:14

(14) Gallows.—Literally, tree; the Hebrew word, as well as the corresponding Greek word used by the LXX., standing both for the living tree and the artificial structure. Doubtless the punishment intended for Mordecai was crucifixion, for hanging, in the common sense of the term, does not seem to have been in use among the Persians. The same Hebrew word occurring above (Esther 2:23) is rendered tree. The Greek word employed is the same as that used in the New Testament for our Saviour’s cross... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Esther 5:1-14

Esther 5:13 The story of Haman was one of immense and rapid success. He had climbed high till he was the greatest man in the Persian Empire next to the king. But his pride had been wounded by the neglect of a certain Jew named Mordecai to bow before him and do him reverence. He could easily crush the insolent Jew with one word, but the insult had so mortified his pride that he could not be content with merely punishing the culprit. He could only appease his fretful irritation and revengeful... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Esther 5:9-14

HAMANEsther 3:1-6; Esther 5:9-14; Esther 7:5-10HAMAN is the Judas of Israel. Not that his conduct or his place in history would bring him into comparison with the traitor apostle, for he was an open foe and a foreigner. But he is treated by popular Judaism as the Arch-Enemy, just as Judas is treated by popular Christianity. Like Judas, he has assigned to him a solitary pre-eminence in wickedness, which is almost inhuman. As in the case of Judas, there is thought to be no call for charity or... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Esther 5:1-14

ESTHER AND THE KING AND HAMAN’S DELUSION CHAPTER 5 1. Esther before the king and her request (Esther 5:1-8 ) 2. Haman’s delusion (Esther 5:9-14 ) Esther 5:1-8 . On the third day Esther put on her royal apparel, a significant day in Scripture as we point out in the typical application of this chapter. The days of fasting and agony were passed and she is seen no longer attired in sackcloth but in royal garments. It is of great interest that Rabbinical exposition (Midrash) gives a tradition... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Esther 5:14

5:14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty {g} cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.(g) Meaning, the highest that could be found. read more