Esther 7:9

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Esther 7:9

Harbona, one of the royal eunuchs, said: “There is a gallows 75 feet tall at Haman’s house that he made for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.”

The king commanded, “Hang him on it.”

Esther 5:14

His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows 75 feet high. Ask the king in the morning to hang Mordecai on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows constructed.

Psalm 7:15-16

He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.

Proverbs 11:5-6

The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

Esther 1:10

On the seventh day, when the king was feeling good from the wine, Ahasuerus commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who personally served him,

Psalm 35:8

Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.

1 Samuel 17:51

David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword, pulled it from its sheath, and used it to kill him. Then he cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they ran.

2 Kings 9:32

He looked up toward the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked down at him,

Esther 2:21-23

During those days while Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, became infuriated and planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus.

Esther 6:2

They found the written report of how Mordecai had informed on Bigthana and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus.

Esther 6:14

While they were still speaking with him, the eunuchs of the king arrived and rushed Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared.

Esther 9:25

But when the matter was brought before the king, he commanded by letter that the evil plan Haman had devised against the Jews return on his own head and that he should be hanged with his sons on the gallows.

Job 27:20-23

Terrors overtake him like a flood;
a storm wind sweeps him away at night.

Psalm 9:15-16

The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked, violent man
well-rooted like a flourishing native tree.

Psalm 73:19

How suddenly they become a desolation!
They come to an end, swept away by terrors.

Psalm 141:10

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely.

Daniel 6:7

All the administrators of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an edict that for 30 days, anyone who petitions any god or man except you, the king, will be thrown into the lions’ den.

Daniel 6:24

The king then gave the command, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions’ den—they, their children, and their wives. They had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

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Summary

Esther 7:9

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.

One of the chamberlains

Esther 6:14

2 Kings 9:32

Behold

Who had spoken

Esther 2:21

Esther 6:2

Hang him thereon

General references

Proverbs 11:8

Bible References

One of the chamberlains

While they were still speaking with him, the eunuchs of the king arrived and rushed Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared.

He looked up toward the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked down at him,

Behold

Terrors overtake him like a flood;
a storm wind sweeps him away at night.

He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.

Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely.

The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

Who had spoken

During those days while Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, became infuriated and planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus.

They found the written report of how Mordecai had informed on Bigthana and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus.

Hang him thereon

He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.

The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.

Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.

I have seen a wicked, violent man
well-rooted like a flourishing native tree.

How suddenly they become a desolation!
They come to an end, swept away by terrors.

The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

General references

The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.