Parallel Verses New Living Translation So Haman's wife, Zeresh, and all his friends suggested, "Set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall, and in the morning ask the king to impale Mordecai on it. When this is done, you can go on your merry way to the banquet with the king." This pleased Haman, and he ordered the pole set up. King James Bible Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. Darby Bible Translation Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends to him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king that Mordecai may be hanged on it: then go in merrily with the king to the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. World English Bible Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet." This pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made. Young's Literal Translation And Zeresh his wife saith to him, and all his friends, 'Let them prepare a tree, in height fifty cubits, and in the morning speak to the king, and they hang Mordecai on it, and go thou in with the king unto the banquet rejoicing;' and the thing is good before Haman, and he prepareth the tree. Esther 5:14 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible5:14 Fifty cubits - That it may be more conspicuous to all, and thereby be more disgraceful to Mordecai, and strike all Haman's enemies with a greater dread of despising or opposing him. Esther 5:14 Parallel Commentaries Library Cross References Esther 6:4 "Who is that in the outer court?" the king inquired. As it happened, Haman had just arrived in the outer court of the palace to ask the king to impale Mordecai on the pole he had prepared. Esther 7:9 Then Harbona, one of the king's eunuchs, said, "Haman has set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall in his own courtyard. He intended to use it to impale Mordecai, the man who saved the king from assassination." "Then impale Haman on it!" the king ordered. Esther 7:10 So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king's anger subsided. Jump to Previous Banquet Cubits Fifty Friends Gallows Haman Hanged Hanging High Mordecai Morning Morrow Pleased Speak Thereon To-Morrow Wife ZereshJump to Next Banquet Cubits Fifty Friends Gallows Haman Hanged Hanging High Mordecai Morning Morrow Pleased Speak Thereon To-Morrow Wife ZereshLinks Esther 5:14 NIVEsther 5:14 NLT Esther 5:14 ESV Esther 5:14 NASB Esther 5:14 KJV Esther 5:14 Bible Apps Esther 5:14 Biblia Paralela Esther 5:14 Chinese Bible Esther 5:14 French Bible Esther 5:14 German Bible Esther 5:14 Commentaries Bible Hub |