Esther 3:1-6

Legacy Standard Bible

Haman Seeks to Destroy the Jews

3 After these things, King Ahasuerus ^(A)magnified Haman, the son of Hammedatha ^(B)the Agagite, and ^(C)advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him. ² And all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate were bowing down and prostrating themselves before Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But ^(D)Mordecai would not bow down or prostrate himself. ³ So the king’s servants who were at ^(E)the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “^(F)Why do you trespass against the king’s command?” ⁴ Now it happened when they had spoken daily to him and he would not listen to them, that they told Haman to see whether Mordecai’s words would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew. ⁵ Then Haman saw that ^(G)Mordecai was not bowing down or prostrating himself before him. So Haman was filled with wrath. ⁶ But he despised in his eyes to send forth his hand against Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman ^(H)sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.