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Esther 6:5

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Esther 6:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the king`s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the king`s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
Esther 6:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Esther 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king`s chamberlains, of those that kept the threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
3And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been bestowed on Mordecai for this? Then said the king`s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
4And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king`s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
5And the king`s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
6So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?
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:
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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
“And the king’s servants said unto him, behold, Haman standeth in the court, etc.] In the outward court; for into the inward court none might enter without being called, for which he was waiting: and the king said, let him come in; into his bedchamber; and it was of God, no doubt, that Haman should be on the spot at this very time, when the king was in the humour to do honour to Mordecai, and by him.”
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