Esther 8:7

“Then the King Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen, and to Mordecai the Jew, etc.] Who was present at the same time, either at the desire of Esther, or by virtue of his office, being now one of those that saw the king’s face, (<170801>Esther 8:1), behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman; (see Gill on “<170801>Esther 8:1”), and him they have hanged upon the gallows; which he had prepared for Mordecai, (<170710>Esther 7:10) because he laid his hand upon the Jews; intended to do so, and had prepared for it, and wrote letters, ordering their destruction on such a day. Now as the king had shown favour to Esther and Mordecai, and had punished Haman for contriving mischief against them and…”

“Behold: Est 8:1; Pro 13:22 him they have hanged: Est 7:10; Gal 3:13 Esther 8:8”

“The king could not simply revoke the edict issued by Haman in due legal form, but, ready to perform the request of the queen, he first assures her of his good intentions, reminding her and Mordochai that he has given the house of Haman to Esther and hanged Haman, because he laid hand on the Jews (תּלוּ אתו, him they have executed); and then grants them permission, as he had formerly done to Haman, to send letters to the Jews in the king's name, and sealed with the king's seal, and to write בּעיניכם כּטּוב, "as seems good to you," i.e., to give in writing such orders as might in Esther's and Mordochai's judgment render the edict of Haman harmless. "For," he adds, "what is written in the…”