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Esther 6:10

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Esther 6:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king`s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king`s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
Esther 6:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Esther 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And Haman said unto the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honor,
8let 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:
9and 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 city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor.
10Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king`s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
11Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor.
12And Mordecai came again to the king`s gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
13And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then the king said to Haman, make haste, etc.] And without delay go into the royal treasury, or wardrobe, as the Targum adds: “and take the apparel”; the royal robe, the purple one, or one of the precious purple robes; and then, as the same Targum, go to the king’s stable, and take thence the king’s “horse”, that stands in the chief place in the stable, whose name is “Shiphregaz”; but how the Targumist came by the name of it, I know not; however it was not unusual for kings to give a name to their favourite horse, as Alexander the great did to his called Bucephalus and even for all kings of Persia, as Darius Hystaspis f152: as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“6:10-12 do just as you have said for Mordecai the Jew: With utter shock at this complete reversal, Haman could do nothing but obey the king’s command, right down to the last detail.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Make haste: Dan 4:37; Luk 14:11; Rev 18:7 let nothing fail: Heb. suffer not a whit to fall, Kg2 10:10 Esther 6:11”
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