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Death of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Haman
And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
Gallows » Used for execution of criminals
And Zeresh his wife saith to him, and all his friends, 'Let them prepare a tree, in height fifty cubits, and in the morning speak to the king, and they hang Mordecai on it, and go thou in with the king unto the banquet rejoicing;' and the thing is good before Haman, and he prepareth the tree.
and in her coming in before the king, he said with the letter, 'Let his evil device that he devised against the Jews turn back upon his own head,' and they have hanged him and his sons on the tree,
and the thing is sought out, and found, and they are hanged both of them on a tree, and it is written in the book of the Chronicles before the king.
And the king saith, 'Who is in the court?' -- and Haman hath come in to the outer court of the house of the king, to say to the king to hang Mordecai on the tree that he had prepared for him --
And Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, saith before the king, 'Also lo, the tree that Haman made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, is standing in the house of Haman, in height fifty cubits;' and the king saith, 'Hang him upon it.' And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
And Esther saith, 'If to the king it be good, let it be given also to-morrow, to the Jews who are in Shushan, to do according to the law of to-day; and the ten sons of Haman they hang on the tree.'
Hanging » Capital punishment by
And David commandeth the young men, and they slay them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hang them over the pool in Hebron, and the head of Ish-Bosheth they have taken, and bury it in the burying-place of Abner in Hebron.
and the king of Ai he hath hanged on the tree till even-time, and at the going in of the sun hath Joshua commanded, and they take down his carcase from the tree, and cast it unto the opening of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones till this day.
And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
yet, within three days doth Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hath hanged thee on a tree, and the birds have eaten thy flesh from off thee.' And it cometh to pass, on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, that he maketh a banquet to all his servants, and lifteth up the head of the chief of the butlers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants, and he putteth back the chief of the butlers to his butlership, and he giveth the cup into the hand of Pharaoh; read more.
and the chief of the bakers he hath hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them;
and the chief of the bakers he hath hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them;
Homicide » Instances of the punishment of murderers » Haman
And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
Humiliation of sinners » Examples of
and Jehovah sendeth a messenger, and cutteth off every mighty one of valour -- both leader and head -- in the camp of the king of Asshur, and he turneth back with shame of face to his land, and entereth the house of his god, and those coming out of his bowels have caused him to fall there by the sword.
and he taketh the calf which they have made, and burneth it with fire, and grindeth until it is small, and scattereth on the face of the waters, and causeth the sons of Israel to drink.
And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
And Miriam is shut out at the outside of the camp seven days, and the people hath not journeyed till Miriam is gathered;
How hath it been broken down! they have howled, How hath Moab turned the neck ashamed, And Moab hath been for a derision. And for a terror to all round about her.
Joy » Instances of » Jews, over the hanging of haman
And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
And Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan hath rejoiced and been glad; to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,
Pride » Instances of » Haman
And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,
And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
and Haman recounteth to them the glory of his wealth, and the abundance of his sons, and all that with which the king made him great, and with which he lifted him up above the heads and servants of the king.
and all this is not profitable to me, during all the time that I am seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting in the gate of the king.'
And Haman cometh in, and the king saith to him, 'What -- to do with the man in whose honour the king hath delighted?' And Haman saith in his heart, 'To whom doth the king delight to do honour more than myself?'
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Examples of the infliction of
and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them, and their houses, and all the men who are for Korah, and all the goods,
and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired.
and fire goeth out from before Jehovah, and consumeth them, and they die before Jehovah.
And Joshua saith, 'What! thou hast troubled us! -- Jehovah doth trouble thee this day;' and all Israel cast stones at him, and they burn them with fire, and they stone them with stones,
And they make for her sides, and she cometh in unto the entrance of the gate of the horses at the house of the king, and they put her to death there.
And he saith, 'Let her go;' and they let her go, and some of her blood is sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses, and he treadeth her down.
And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
and Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, did expire, and great fear came upon all who heard these things,
And all the company bring him out unto the outside of the camp, and stone him with stones, and he dieth, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Punishment of the The Wicked » Often brought about by their evil designs
A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.
And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
Retribution » Examples of
and Jehovah hath turned back his blood on his own head, who hath fallen on two men more righteous and better than he, and slayeth them with the sword, -- and my father David knew not -- Abner son of Ner, head of the host of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, head of the host of Judah;
And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
and Adoni-Bezek saith, 'Seventy kings -- their thumbs and their great toes cut off -- have been gathering under my table; as I have done so hath God repaid to me;' and they bring him in to Jerusalem, and he dieth there.
and in her coming in before the king, he said with the letter, 'Let his evil device that he devised against the Jews turn back upon his own head,' and they have hanged him and his sons on the tree,
for the coming in of the violence to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and of their blood to place it on Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and on the masters of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
and they take Absalom and cast him in the forest unto the great pit, and set up over him a very great heap of stones, and all Israel have fled -- each to his tent.
Have I not the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons seen yesternight -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- yea, I have recompensed to thee in this portion -- the affirmation of Jehovah; -- and now, lift up, cast him into the portion, according to the word of Jehovah.'